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The last lion, Winston Spencer Churchill [Vol. 3], Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 /

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.

Main Author: Manchester, William, 1922-2004.
Other Authors: Reid, Paul.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Little, Brown & Co., c2012.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Churchill, Winston, > 1874-1965.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 20th century.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 20th century.
Table of 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.

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