Manchester, William
The last lion: Winston Spencer Churchill Visions of Glory 1874-1932 / William Manchester - Boston Little, Brown and Company 1983 - xv, 973 p.
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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Churchill, Winston, Sir 1874-1965 Biography
Politics and government --Great Britain--20th century
Foreign relations --Great Britain--20th century
Diplomatic relations
Prime ministers --Great Britain
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The last lion: Winston Spencer Churchill Visions of Glory 1874-1932 / William Manchester - Boston Little, Brown and Company 1983 - xv, 973 p.
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.
53125
0316545031
9780316545037
Churchill, Winston, Sir 1874-1965 Biography
Politics and government --Great Britain--20th century
Foreign relations --Great Britain--20th century
Diplomatic relations
Prime ministers --Great Britain
941.0840924 Man 15