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The first volume in William Manchester's masterful, magnum opus account of Winston Churchill's life. The Last Lion: Visions of Glory follows the first fifty-eight years of Churchill's life--the years that mold him into the man who will become one of the most influential politicians of the twentieth century. In this, the first volume, Manchester follows Churchill from his birth to 1932, when he began to warn against the re-militarization of Germany. Born of an American mother and the gifted but unstable son of a duke, his childhood was one of wretched neglect. He sought glory on the battlefields of Cuba, Sudan, India, South Africa and the trenches of France. In Parliament he was the prime force behind the creation of Iraq and Jordan, laid the groundwork for the birth of Israel, and negotiated the independence of the Irish Free State. Yet, as Chancellor of the Exchequer he plunged England into economic crisis, and his fruitless attempt to suppress Gandhi's quest for Indian independence brought political chaos to Britain. Throughout, Churchill learned the lessons that would prepare him for the storm to come, and as the 1930's began, he readied himself for the coming battle against Nazism--an evil the world had never before seen.Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-100316545031
ISBN-139780316545037
eBay Product ID (ePID)96547
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
TopicEurope / Great Britain / 20th Century, Military / World War I, International Relations / General, Presidents & Heads of State, Historical, Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
AuthorWilliam Manchester
IllustratorYes
Dimensions
Item Height2in
Item Length9.5in
Item Weight47.1 Oz
Item Width6.4in
Additional Product Features
Publication Year1983
FormatHardcover
Book TitleLast Lion: Volume 1 Vol. 1 : Winston Churchill Visions of Glory 1874-1932
Lccn82-024972
Dewey Decimal941.084/092/4
Intended AudienceTrade
Lc Classification NumberDa566.9.C5.M26 1983
Number of Pages992 Pages