The last lion : Winston Spencer Churchill Defender of the realm, 1940-1965

Manchester, William 1922-2004 (author.). Reid, Paul, (author.).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780316547703
Physical Description: print
regular print
xvi, 1182 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2012.
Copyright: ©2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [1055]-1112) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.