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Synopsis

The Last Lion:Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932 is the first volume in William Manchester's epic three volume The Last Lion - the best-selling and definitive biography of one of Britain's pre-eminent prime ministers.

When Winston Churchill was born in Blenheim Palace, Imperial Britain stood at the splendid pinnacle of her power. Yet within a few years, the Empire would hover on the brink of a catastrophic new era. This first volume of the best-selling biography of the adventurer, aristocrat, soldier, and statesman covers the first 58 years of the remarkable man whose courageous vision guided the destiny of those darkly troubled times and who looms today as one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century.

800 pages

9781447279518

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26 March 2015

800 pages

9781447279518

Imprint: Bello

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Mr Manchester's work has such control over a huge and moving narrative, such illumination of character, and such a steady acceptance of the contrariness of a remarkable man seen in the round, that he can claim the considerable a
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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Alone, 1932-1940
Manchester, William
Boston / Toronto / London: Little, Brown and Company, 1988. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good / No Jacket. Item #2305605
ISBN: 0316545120

First edition. Lacks jacket. Edges a bit foxed.

xxvi, 756 pp. 8vo. "Alone is the second volume of William Manchester's brilliant three-volume biography of Winston Churchill. In this volume, we witness the war within, before the colossal war to come. During this period, Churchill was tested as few men are: relentlessly pursued by creditors, disowned by his own party, vociferously dismissed by the press as a warmonger, and twice nearly lost his seat in Parliament. Yet despite his personal and political troubles, Churchill managed to assemble a vast, underground intelligence network-both within the British government and on the continent-which provided him with more complete and accurate information on Germany than the British government. Recognizing the horrifying truth, Churchill stood almost alone against Nazi aggression and the sordid British and French
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The Roaring Lion
1941 photograph of Winston Churchill
This article is about the Churchill portrait. For the Trinidadian calypsonian, see Roaring Lion. For the racehorse, see Roaring Lion (horse).
The Roaring Lion is a black and white photographic portrait of a 67-year-old Winston Churchill as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The portrait was taken in 1941 by Yousuf Karsh in the Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Date and location of photography
The photograph was shot on December 30, 1941, by Armenian-Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh in the Speaker's Chamber of the Canadian House of Commons at Parliament in Ottawa after Churchill delivered his "Some chicken, some neck" speech on World War II to Canadian members of parliament.^[1]^[2] The brief photo session was arranged by the Canadian prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King.^[3] The photo was taken with a Calumet Photographic 8 by 10 in (200 by 250 mm) view camera.^[4]
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Churchill is particularly noted for his