Anthony Eden (1897 - 1977) served as Foreign Secretary in [England from]
? 1935 until 1938 and was the first Foreign Secretary to resign, an action he took in protest against what he perceived as a cowardly response towards the increasing fascist presence in Europe. He succeeded
Winston Churchill as Prime Minister of the UK in 1955. He was made Earl
? of Avon
? in 1961. The book
Another World is an account of his experiences as a soldier.