The last lion, Winston Spencer Churchill. Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965
by Manchester, William, 1922-2004.
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... Full description
- 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.