Bibliograph

The last lion, Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965, William Manchester & Paul Reid, [Volume 3]

Type

Label

The last lion, Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965, William Manchester & Paul Reid, [Volume 3]

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The last lion

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

845349643

Responsibility statement

William Manchester & Paul Reid

Sub title

Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965

Summary

Spanning the years of 1940-1965, THE LAST LION picks up shortly after Winston Churchill became Prime Minister-when his tiny island nation stood alone against the overwhelming might of Nazi Germany. The Churchill conjured up by William Manchester and Paul Reid is a man of indomitable courage, lightning fast intellect, and an irresistible will to action. THE LAST LION brilliantly recounts how Churchill organized his nation's military response and defense; compelled FDR into supporting America's beleaguered cousins, and personified the "never surrender" ethos that helped the Allies win the war, while at the same time adapting himself and his country to the inevitable shift of world power from the British Empire to the United States. More than twenty years in the making, THE LAST LION presents a revelatory and unparalleled portrait of this brilliant, flawed, and dynamic leader. This is popular history at its most stirring

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Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965

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