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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965
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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 Hardcover - 1996

by Paul Reid; William Manchester


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The long-awaited final volume of William Manchester's legendary biography of Winston Churchill. 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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  • Title The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965
  • Author Paul Reid; William Manchester
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 1232
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Little Brown and Company, New York
  • Date September 1, 1996
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780316547703 / 0316547700
  • Weight 3.48 lbs (1.58 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 6 x 2.6 in (23.88 x 15.24 x 6.60 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Library of Congress subjects Churchill, Winston, Great Britain - Politics and government -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 82024972
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 10/15/2012, Page 14
  • Booklist Editors Choice/Adult, 01/01/2013, Page 7
  • BookPage, 12/01/2012, Page 0
  • Choice, 05/01/2013, Page 0
  • Kirkus Best Nonfiction, 12/01/2012, Page 25
  • Kirkus Reviews, 09/15/2012, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 10/01/2012, Page 83
  • New York Review of Books, 02/07/2013, Page 23
  • New York Times Book Review, 12/23/2012, Page 12
  • People Weekly, 11/26/2012, Page 59
  • Publishers Weekly, 09/03/2012, Page 58

About the author

William Manchester was a hugely successful popular historian and biographer whose books include The Last Lion, Volumes 1 and 2, Goodbye Darkness, A World Lit Only by Fire, The Glory and the Dream, The Arms of Krupp, American Caesar, The Death of the President, and assorted works of journalism. Paul Reid is an award-winning journalist. In late 2003 his friend, William Manchester, in failing health, asked Paul to complete The Last Lion: Defender of the Realm. He lives in North Carolina.
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