Last Lion

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.

More than twenty years in the making, The Last Lion presents a revelatory and unparalleled portrait of this brilliant, flawed, and dynamic leader. This is popular history at its most stirring.

In anii 1940-1965, Ultimul Leu se intoarce la scurt timp dupa ce Winston Churchill a devenit prim-ministru - cand mica sa natiune insulara a stat singura impotriva puterii coplesitoare a Germaniei naziste. Churchill evocat de William Manchester si Paul Reid este un om cu curaj indomitabil, intelect fulgerator si o vointa irezistibila de actiune.