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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ISBN: 9780316547703
ISBN: 0316547700
ISBN: 9780316224093 (int'l ed.)
Physical Description:printxvi, 1182 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Edition:1st ed.
Publisher:New York : Little, Brown & Co., c2012.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [1055]-1112) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: 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.