 After the First World War, Beaverbrook had written "Politicians and the Press" in 1925, and "Politicians and the War" in two volumes, the first in 1928 and the second in 1932, republished in one volume in 1960.Upon their original publication, the books were largely ignored by professional historians and the only favourable reviews were in Beaverbrook's own newspapers.However, when the combined edition of "Politicians and the War" came out, the reviews were more positive.