Here is Churchill as a light in the approaching darkness, readying himself for the terrible stand to come. Manchester's luminous portrait never loses sight of Churchill the man-a man with limitations, especially his callousness toward others (including his supporters) and his recklessness, which could border on the foolhardy but also a man whose vision was global and whose courage was boundless. Recognizing the horrifying truth, Churchill stood almost alone against Nazi aggression and the sordid British and French policy of appeasement. In this powerful biography, the middle volume of William Manchesters critically acclaimed trilogy, Winston Churchill wages his defining campaign: not. Yet despite his personal and political troubles, Churchill managed to assemble a vast, underground intelligence network-both within the British government and on the continent-which provided him with more complete and accurate information on Germany than the British government. During this period, Churchill was tested as few men are: relentlessly pursued by creditors, disowned by his own party, vociferously dismissed by the press as a warmonger, and twice nearly lost his seat in Parliament. WILLIAM MANCHESTER The Last Lion WINSTON SPENCER CHURCHILL ALONE, 19321940 William Manchester T H E L AS T L ION. In this volume, we witness the war within, before the colossal war to come. history in the grand manner." -The Washington Post "Compelling reading.The second volume of William Manchester's masterful account of Winston Churchill's life.Īlone is the second volume of William Manchester's brilliant three-volume biography of Winston Churchill. equal in stature to the first volume of the series." - Newsday The years Alone are the pivotal years of Churchill's career." - The Boston Sunday Globe As Manchester points out several times, it's as if the age, having produced a Hitler, then summoned Churchill as the only figure equal to the task of vanquishing him. "Memorable." - San Francisco Chronicle "Stirring. that he can claim the considerable achievement of having assembled enough powerful evidence to support Isaiah Berlin's judgment of Churchill as 'the largest human being of our time.'" - The New Yorker Praise for The Last Lion: Alone "Manchester has such control over a huge and moving narrative, such illumination of character.
As Parliament received with jeers and scorn his warnings against the growing Nazi threat, Churchill stood alone-only to be vindicated by history as a beacon of hope amid the gathering storm. Manchester contends that even more than his leadership in combat, Churchill's finest hour was the uphill battle against appeasement. Even readers who know the basic story will find much that is new."- Newsweek In this powerful biography, the middle volume of William Manchester's critically acclaimed trilogy, Winston Churchill wages his defining campaign: not against Hitler's war machine but against his own reluctant countrymen.
"The best Churchill biography this generation.
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