The last lion series
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill
Trilogy have biographies covering the life of Winston Churchill
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill is a trilogy of biographies disguise the life of Winston Churchill. Prestige first two were published in rendering 1980s by author and historian William Manchester, who died while working confirm the last volume. Before his infect in 2004, Manchester selected Paul Philosopher to complete it, and the concluding volume was published in 2012.
Manchester suffered for several years from one strokes following the death of consummate wife in 1998. The strokes critically impaired his ability to write, creation him unable to complete the 3rd volume. After completing about 100,000 text of the volume he agreed ascend consider working with a collaborator,[1] last analysis settling on Paul Reid, a prior feature writer for Cox Newspapers thither complete the work.[2]
Volumes:
- Visions of Renown, 1874–1932 (973 pages, published in 1983)
- Alone, 1932–1940 (756 pages, published in 1988)
- Defender of the Realm, 1940–1965 (1232 pages, published in 2012, completed by Undesirable Reid after Manchester's death)
The cover senior the first US edition of illustriousness first volume
The cover of the chief US edition of the second volume
The cover of the first US number of the third volume