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The last lion, Winston Spencer Churchill. William Manchester & Paul Reid.

Publication | Library Call Number: DA566.9.C5 M26 2012

Spanning the years of 1940-1965, this third volume in Manchester's monumental biography 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 and continues through Churchill's fight against the rising tide of communism.

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Variant Title
[Vol. 3], Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 /
Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965
Last lion. Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965
Format
Book
Author/Creator
Manchester, William, 1922-2004.
Published
New York, NY : Little, Brown & Co., c2012
Locale
Great Britain
Language
English
Edition
1st ed

About This Publication

Physical Description
xvi, 1182 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
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.
Other Authors/Editors
Reid, Paul, 1949-
ISBN
9780316547703
0316547700
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [1055]-1112) and index.
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.

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