William Manchester
Author
Language
English
Description
William Manchester's epic and definitive account of President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
As the world still reeled from the tragic and historic events of November 22, 1963, William Manchester set out, at the request of the Kennedy family, to create a detailed, authoritative record of the days immediately preceding and following President John F. Kennedy's death.
Through hundreds of interviews, abundant travel and firsthand observation,...
As the world still reeled from the tragic and historic events of November 22, 1963, William Manchester set out, at the request of the Kennedy family, to create a detailed, authoritative record of the days immediately preceding and following President John F. Kennedy's death.
Through hundreds of interviews, abundant travel and firsthand observation,...
Author
Language
English
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Description
A "lively and engaging" history of the Middle Ages (Dallas Morning News) from the acclaimed historian William Manchester, author of The Last Lion.
From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose, and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history,...
From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose, and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history,...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c1983-2012
Edition
1st ed
Physical Desc
3 v. : ill., maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Details the first fifty-eight years of a man whose ambitions and serious flaws made him one of the world's most powerful leaders, placing Churchill's prewar career against the backdrop of the collapse of the British Empire
Author
Series
Last lion (William Manchester) volume 3
Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
p2012
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
42 sound discs (ca. 53.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Last lion (William Manchester) volume 1
Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
[2012], p1990
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
32 sound discs (41 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Winston Churchill is perhaps the most important political figure of the twentieth century. His great oratory and leadership during 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 history of his era and gain insight into key events that have shaped our time.
Author
Series
Last lion (William Manchester) volume 2
Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
[2007], p1990
Physical Desc
29 sound discs (36.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Manchester challenges the assumption that Churchill's finest hour was as a wartime leader. During the years 1932-1940, he was tested as few men are. Pursued by creditors-at one point he had to put up his home for sale-he remained solvent only by writing an extraordinary number of books and magazine articles. He was disowned by his own party, dismissed by the BBC, Fleet Street, and the social and political establishments as a warmonger, and twice nearly...