The Last Lion, Vol 2, William Manchester
The Last Lion, Vol 2, William Manchester
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The Last Lion, Vol 2
Winston Spencer Churchill, Volume II: Alone, 19321940

Author: William Manchester

Narrator: Richard Brown

Unabridged: 36 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/03/2007

Synopsis

In the second of his threevolume biography, Manchester challenges the assumption that Churchill's finest hour was as a wartime leader. During the years 19321940, Churchill stood almost alone against Nazi aggression and the British and French pusillanimous policy of appeasement.

About William Manchester

William Manchester was a hugely successful popular historian and biographer whose books include The Last Lion, Volumes 1 and 2, Goodbye Darkness, A World Lit Only by Fire, The Glory and the Dream, The Arms of Krupp, American Caesar, The Death of the President, and assorted works of journalism.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steven on December 02, 2023

A baboon in a forest is a matter of legitimate speculation; a baboon in a Zoo is an object of public curiosity; but a baboon in your wife’s bed is a cause of the gravest concern.” ― William Manchester, The Last Lion 2: Winston Spencer Churchill Alone 1932-40......more

Goodreads review by Lewis on May 10, 2018

A magnificent history, beautifully researched, well written ... a pleasure to read ... and lots of details I may get to use in the sequel to A FLOOD OF EVIL......more

Goodreads review by Lewis on January 18, 2017

A brilliant, comprehensive account of Churchill's role in the crucial time frame when England and the world refused to listen to him. I'm reading parts of this as research for my draft of a sequel to A FLOOD OF EVIL ... A Flood of Evil Currently reading about the events that preceded Hitler's occupat......more

Goodreads review by Sweetwilliam on November 27, 2016

I just finished The Last Lion Part 2: Alone, 1932-1940. It left me with a pit in my stomach. This reinforces my theory that the actions of the useful idiots: The naive, the pacifists, the isolationists, the self-loathing liberals, the peace-at-any-cost crowd are the cause of more wars and end up kil......more

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