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1st ed |
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xvi, 1182 p.,[32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [1055]-1112) and index |
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The Lion, hunted -- Cyclone : May-December 1940 -- The rapids : January-December 1941 -- Vortex : December 1941-November 1942 -- Crosscurrents : November 1942-December 1943 -- Pilot : December 1943-June 1944 -- Anchorage : June 1944-May 1945 -- Ebb tide : 1945-1955 -- Postscript : 1955-1965 |
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Spanning the years of 1940-1965, this third volume in Manchester's monumental biography the Last Lion picks up shortly after Winston Churchill became Prime Minister-when his tiny island nation stood alone against the overwhelming might of Nazi Germany |
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Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
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Reid, Paul, 1949-
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Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 |
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Last lion. [Vol. 3], Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 |
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