MANCHESTER, William and Paul Reid.
The Last Lion: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965.
New York: Little Brown and Company , 2012.
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First Edition of The Last Lion: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965; Warmly Inscribed by Paul Reid
First edition of the final volume in the author's acclaimed trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Bob and Judy Allen With Best Wishes 5-15-16." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Matt Tanner.
Spanning the years of 1940-1965, 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. The Churchill conjured up by William Manchester and Paul Reid is a man of indomitable courage, lightning-fast intellect, and an irresistible will to action. The Last Lion brilliantly recounts how Churchill organized his nation's military response and defense, compelled FDR into supporting America's beleaguered cousins, and personified the "never surrender" ethos that helped the Allies win the war, while at the same time adapting himself and his country to the inevitable shift of world power from the British Empire to the United States.
The Last Lion: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965.
$175.00
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