i`m also reading this book at the moment , it truly is an incredibley honest account of history from someone who had knowledge of what really happened.
a good accompaniment to this one is "the anglo american establishment" also Carroll Quigley , this is from the back of the book :-
"No country that values its safety should allow what the milner group accomplished - that is , that a small number of men would be able to wield such power in administration and politics, should be given almost complete control over the publication of documents relating to their actions ,should be able to exercise such influence over the avenues of information that create public opinion, and should be able to monopolise so completely the writing and the teaching of the history of their own period. "
i believe Tragedy and Hope caused quite a stir when it was released and it was withdrawn for a number of years .
here is a link where it can be read on-line (abridged version i think ??)
John Hancock Institute for International Finance™