About the Book

Spanning the years of 1940-1965, 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. The Churchill conjured up by William Manchester and Paul Reid is a man of indomitable courage, lightning fast intellect, and an irresistible will to action. THE LAST LION brilliantly recounts how Churchill organized his nation's military response and defense; compelled FDR into supporting America's beleaguered cousins, and personified the "never surrender" ethos that helped the Allies win the war, while at the same time adapting himself and his country to the inevitable shift of world power from the British Empire to the United States.
More than twenty years in the making, THE LAST LION presents a revelatory and unparalleled portrait of this brilliant, flawed, and dynamic leader. This is popular history at its most stirring.

Product Details

Media: Hardcover Book, 1232 pages

Publication Date: Nov. 20th, 2012

Publisher: Little Brown and Company

ISBN-10: 0316547700

ISBN-13: 9780316547703

Series: Not Applicable

Language: English

• Categories: General Historical Fiction Biographies & General Historical Fiction Autobiographies General British History