| The Last Lion, Volume 2: Winston Spencer Churchill, Alone, 1932-1940 Contributor(s): Manchester, William (Author), Garner, Eric (Author), Brown, Richard (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786186143 ISBN-13: 9780786186143 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $49.46 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: January 1990 Annotation: In the second of his three-volume biography, Manchester challenges the assumption that Churchill's finest hour was as a wartime leader. During the years 1932-1940, Churchill stood almost alone against Nazi aggression. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State |
| Dewey: 941.084 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 7.03" W x 7.65" (0.32 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This second volume in William Manchester's three-volume biography of Winston Churchill challenges the assumption that Churchill's finest hour was as a wartime leader. During the years 1932-1940, he was tested as few men are. Pursued by creditors (at one point he had to put up his home for sale), he remained solvent only by writing an extraordinary number of books and magazine articles. He was disowned by his own party, dismissed by the BBC and Fleet Street and the social and political establishments as a warmonger, and twice nearly lost his seat in Parliament. Churchill stood almost alone against Nazi aggression and the British and French pusillanimous policy of appeasement. Manchester tracks with new insights this complex, fascinating history without ever losing sight of Churchill the man, a man whose vision was global and whose courage was boundless. |
Contributor Bio(s): Manchester, William: - William Manchester (1922-2004) was an award-winning American author, biographer, historian, and a professor emeritus of history at Wesleyan University. Among his many New York Times bestselling books are A World Lit Only by Fire; The Glory and the Dream; American Caesar; Goodbye, Darkness; and The Last Lion, a multivolume biography of Winston Churchill. He was also a recipient of the National Humanities Medal and the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award. Brown, Richard: -Richard Brown (1937-2005) (a.k.a. Joseph Porter), was a former ballet dancer, actor, and popular audiobook narrator. Born in England, Richard came to the United States early in his career and performed with numerous regional ballet companies. After retiring from the ballet, he pursued a career in acting and recorded dozens of audiobooks for numerous publishers. |