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The last lion:

by Manchester, William
Published by : Little, Brown and Company (Boston) Physical details: xv, 973 p. ISBN:0316545031. ISSN:978031654
Subject(s): Churchill, Winston, Sir -- 1874-1965 -- Biography | Politics and government -- 20th century -- Great Britain | Foreign relations -- 20th century -- Great Britain | Diplomatic relations | Prime ministers -- Great Britain |
Year: 1983
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900 - 999 Book Cart 941.0840924 Man (Browse shelf) Available State Grant In Aid 53125
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Includes Index

v. 1. Visions Of glory : 1874-1932. 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. 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.

Details the life of a man whose ambitions and serious flaws made him one of the world's most powerful leaders, placing Churchill's career against the backdrop of the Second World War and the collapse of the British Empire.

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