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The last lion, Winston Spencer Churchill : Defender of the realm Cover Image Book

The last lion, Winston Spencer Churchill : Defender of the realm / by William Manchester and Paul Reid.

Manchester, William, 1922-2004 (Author). Reid, Paul, 1949- (Added Author).

Summary:

Details the first fifty-eight years of a man whose ambitions and serious flaws made him one of the world's most powerful leaders, placing Churchill's prewar career against the backdrop of the collapse of the British Empire.

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  • ISBN: 0316545031
  • ISBN: 0316545120
  • ISBN: 9780316224093
  • ISBN: 9780316547703
  • Physical Description: 3 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown, [1983-2012]

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General Note:
Map on lining papers.
Volume 3 by William Manchester and Paul Reid.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographies and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:
v.1. Visions of glory, 1874-1932 -- The lion at bay -- Land of hope and glory -- Headwaters, 1874-1895 -- Stream, 1895-1901 -- River, 1901-1914 -- Cataract, 1914-1918 -- Oxbow, 1918-1932.

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Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
Prime ministers > Great Britain > Biography.
Great Britain > Foreign relations.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1901-1910.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1910-1936.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1936-1945.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 20th century.
Great Britain > Politics and government.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1901-1936.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 20th century.
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