| Other title: |
Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 Last lion. Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 |
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| Imprint: |
New York, NY : Little, Brown & Co., c2012. |
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| Edition: |
1st ed. |
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| ISBN: |
9780316547703 : 0316547700 |
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| Call number: |
B Churchill, Winston MAN |
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| Physical description: |
xvi, 1182 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
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| Subject: |
Cold War -- Biography.
Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Biography.
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952.
Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth II, 1952-
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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| Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [1055]-1112) and index. |
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| Summary note: |
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 and continues through Churchill's fight against the rising tide of communism. |
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| 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. |
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