Fine condition black cloth boards with embossed front cover lion insignia and gold spine letters enclosed within a red and gold rectangular border, and contained in a good condition color photographic dust jacket. Here is Churchill as a light in the approaching darkness, readying himself for the terrible stand to come. Recognizing the horrifying truth, Churchill stood almost alone against Nazi aggression and the sordid British and French policy of appeasement.?Manchester's luminous portrait never loses sight of Churchill the man-a man with limitations, especially his callousness toward others (including his supporters) and his recklessness, which could border on the foolhardy but also a man whose vision was global and whose courage was boundless. Yet despite his personal and political troubles, Churchill managed to assemble a vast, underground intelligence network-both within the British government and on the continent-which provided him with more complete and accurate information on Germany than the British government. During this period, Churchill was tested as few men are: relentlessly pursued by creditors, disowned by his own party, vociferously dismissed by the press as a warmonger, and twice nearly lost his seat in Parliament. In this volume, we witness the war within, before the colossal war to come. 'Alone?is the second volume of William Manchester's brilliant three-volume biography of Winston Churchill. Here is Churchill as a light in the approaching darkness, readying himself for the terrible stand to come.Hard Cover.

Manchester's luminous portrait never loses sight of Churchill the man-a man with limitations, especially his callousness toward others (including his supporters) and his recklessness, which could border on the foolhardy but also a man whose vision was global and whose courage was boundless. Recognizing the horrifying truth, Churchill stood almost alone against Nazi aggression and the sordid British and French policy of appeasement.

The second volume of William Manchester's masterful account of Winston Churchill's life.Īlone is the second volume of William Manchester's brilliant three-volume biography of Winston Churchill.

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