Farewell the Trumpets

Overview of Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat

Book 3 of 3: Pax Britannica

Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat traces the momentous decline and fall of the greatest of empires — from Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965. With characteristic balance, this masterpiece of narrative history describes the long retreat and final dissolution of the British Empire.

The Pax Britannica Trilogy

The trilogy includes:

• Heaven's Command: An Imperial Progress
• Pax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire
• Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat

Together, these three works of history trace the dramatic rise and fall of the British Empire, spanning from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965.

About the Author: Jan Morris

Jan Morris is world-renowned for her collection of travel writing and reportage, spanning over five decades. Her works include:

• Venice
• Coronation Everest
• Hong Kong
• Spain
• A Writer's World
• Contact!

Praise for Farewell the Trumpets

"The British Empire is fortunate in having found in Morris a chronicler and memorialist who can do it justice. . . Morris writes with inspired gusto, firmly rooted in erudition, which carries the book into the realms of literature."
— Sunday Telegraph

"One of our finest writers on Empire — alive to its glory, yet with a beady eye for the corruptions and failures which were at its heart, along with the dreams."
— Observer