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The last lion, Winston Spencer Churchill /

Details the first fifty-eight years of a man whose ambitions and serious flaws made him one of the world's most powerful leaders, placing Churchill's prewar career against the backdrop of the collapse of the British Empire.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Manchester, William, 1922-2004
Other Authors: Reid, Paul, 1949-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Little, Brown, [1983-2012]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Churchill, Winston, > 1874-1965.
Prime ministers > Great Britain > Biography.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 20th century.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 20th century.
Churchill, Winston, > Sir, > 1874-1965.
Premiers ministres > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > 20e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
Table of Contents:
  • v. 1. Visions of glory, 1874-1932
  • The lion at bay
  • Land of hope and glory
  • Headwaters, 1874-1895
  • Stream, 1895-1901
  • River, 1901-1914
  • Cataract, 1914-1918
  • Oxbow, 1918-1932
  • v. 2. Alone, 1932-1940
  • The lion caged
  • A fever over Europe
  • Shoals
  • Reef
  • Undertow
  • Vortex
  • Surge
  • Cataclysm
  • v. 3. Defender of the realm, 1940-1965 / William Manchester & Paul Reid
  • The lion hunted
  • Cyclone--May-December 1940
  • The rapids
  • January-December 1941
  • Vortex
  • December 1941-November 1942
  • Crosscurrents
  • November 1942-December 1943
  • Pilot
  • December 1943-June 1944
  • Anchorage
  • June 1944-May 1945
  • Ebb tide
  • 1945-1955
  • Postscript
  • 1955-1965.