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VOLUME ONE -- The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Visions of Glory, 1874-1932
[*This is Part 1 of the 2-part Audiobook CD Library Edition - of Volume One - in vinyl case.] [Audiobook CD Library Edition Part 2 has ISBN: 9780786162307]
[Read by Frederick Davidson]
Winston Churchill could very well be the most important political figure of the twentieth century. His great oratory and leadership through the Second World War were only part of his huge breadth of experience and achievement. Studying his life is a fascinating way to imbibe the annals of his era and gain insight into key events which have shaped our time.
In political office at the end of WWI, he foresaw the folly of Versailles and feared just what a crippled Germany would do to the total amount of power. In his years in the political wilderness from 1931 to 1939, he alone of all British public men, continually raised his voice against Hitler and his appeasers. For over fifty years, he was constantly involved with, and usually at the center of, the most important events of his age. It was, however, his obduracy on matters of principle, his fortitude when confronted with opposition, and his perseverance in standing alone that defined him.
To be a biographer, William Manchester is the typical by which all others are measured. And when a author of his caliber is matched with a subject as colorful as Winston Churchill, look for results that are magisterial. This -- the first in a three-volume biography -- is a momentous good article.
*One of National Review's 100 Best Nonfiction Books of the Century*
