The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Alone 1932-1940 Summary and Reviews

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Alone 1932-1940
by William Manchester

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Alone 1932-1940
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Author: William Manchester
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1988-10-28
ISBN: 0316545120
Number of pages: 756
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Product features:
  • Larte navy blue hardcover with red square on spine and gold
  • lettering. Dust jacket shows Churchill walking with cane in hand.

Book Reviews of The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Alone 1932-1940

Book Review: A Captivating Read
Summary: 5 Stars

As Hitler was gaining power in Germany, Churchill was warning his fellow countrymen of the dangers thatlurked. He did not receive a listening hear. At a speech before a University audience in Oxford when he told the crowd it was "essential for us to be safe in our island home," the audience burst into laughter. The laughter grew so raucous that Churchill could not continue. These are the sort of snapshots that Manchester captures that makes this book such a delightful read.

Churchill was written off more than once. This second snapshot describes what happened:
"Joseph Stalin, receiving a British delegation headed by Nancy and George Bernard Shaw, had bluntly asked her about Winston's political prospects.Her eyes widened. 'Churchill?' she had said. She gave a scornful little laugh and replied, 'Oh, he's finished.'" These are just two examples of the thoroughness of this well-written book. The author takes a complicated era and makes it understandable.

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