[The Last Lion 02] • Winston Churchill - Alone, 1932-1940

[The Last Lion 02] • Winston Churchill - Alone, 1932-1940
Authors
Manchester, William
Publisher
Blackstone Audiobooks
Tags
biography & autobiography , political , history , history , modern - 20th century , history , military - world war ii , history , europe - great britain , biography
ISBN
9780786101832
Date
1988-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
4.12 MB
Lang
en
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ALONE is the second volume in William Manchester's projected three-volume biography of Winston Churchill. In it Manchester 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, he remained solvent only by his writing. He was disowned by his party, dismissed by the establishment as a warmonger and twice nearly lost his seat in Parliament. Churchill stood alone against Nazi aggression and the British policy of appeasement. Manchester brings new insight to this complex, fascinating period of history without ever losing sight of Churchill the man--a man with limitations--but a man whose vision was global and whose courage was boundless.