Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
xvi, 1182 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [1055]-1112) and index. |
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. |
Summary |
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. |
Subject |
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
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Cold War -- Biography.
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Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Biography.
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Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952.
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Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth II, 1952-2022
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
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Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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Added Author |
Reid, Paul, 1949-
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Added Title |
Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 |
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Last lion. Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 |
ISBN |
9780316547703: $40.00 |
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0316547700 |
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9780316224093 (int'l ed.) |
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