The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965

基本信息

Format Paperback | 1200 pages

Dimensions 140 x 206 x 51mm | 925g

Publication date 05 Nov 2013

Publisher Bantam

Language English

Edition Statement Reprint

Illustrations note 32 PAGES B&W PHOTOS; 6 MAPS

ISBN10 0345548639

ISBN13 9780345548634

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

从1940年到1965年，《最后的雄狮：丘吉尔传3（1940-1965）》开始于温斯顿·丘吉尔(Winston Churchill)成为首相后不久，当时英国独自对抗了势不可挡的纳粹德国。威廉·曼彻斯特和保罗·里德在几十年的研究基础上，用精彩的散文叙述了丘吉尔如何组织他的国家的军事反应和防御，如何说服罗斯福支持这项事业，以及如何将帮助赢得战争的“永不投降”的精神拟人化。我们目睹了被赶出办公室的丘吉尔，警告世界苏联的威胁即将到来。在他得意洋洋地回到唐宁街10号后，我们关注着他追求他的最终政策目标：与德怀特·艾森豪威尔总统和苏联领导人举行峰会。最后，我们经历了丘吉尔的最后几年，当他面对生命的终结时，他带着同样的勇气参加了每一场战斗。

Spanning the years 1940 to 1965, The Last Lion: Defender of the Realm begins shortly after Winston Churchill became prime minister—when Great Britain stood alone against the overwhelming might of Nazi Germany. In brilliant prose and informed by decades of research, William Manchester and Paul Reid recount how Churchill organized his nation’s military response and defense, convinced FDR to support the cause, and personified the “never surrender” ethos that helped win the war. We witness Churchill, driven from office, warning the world of the coming Soviet menace. And after his triumphant return to 10 Downing Street, we follow him as he pursues his final policy goal: a summit with President Dwight Eisenhower and Soviet leaders. And in the end, we experience Churchill’s last years, when he faces the end of his life with the same courage he brought to every battle he ever fought.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY

The Wall Street Journal • The Daily Beast • St. Louis Post-Dispatch • The Daytona Beach News-Journal • Kirkus Reviews • Booklist

“Majestic . . . This book is superb. It has tremendous pace, rich detail and immense drama.”—The Washington Post

“Masterful . . . The collaboration completes the Churchill portrait in a seamless manner, combining the detailed research, sharp analysis and sparkling prose that readers of the first two volumes have come to expect.”—Associated Press

“Matches the outstanding quality of biographers such as Robert Caro and Edmund Morris, joining this elite bank of writers who devote their lives to one subject.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Breathtaking . . . brilliant and beautiful, evocative.”—The Boston Globe

“A must-read finale for those who loved Manchester’s first two books.”—USA Today

“The final volume is . . . majestic and inspiring.”—People

“One of the most thorough treatments of Churchill so far produced.”—Library Journal (starred review)

作者简介

威廉·曼彻斯特（WilliamManchester）（1922—2004），美国著名历史学家。主要作品除《光荣与梦想》外， 他还写出20世纪多位伟大人物之激动人心的传记，包括邱吉尔、麦克阿瑟、肯尼迪和洛克菲勒家族。他的第一本书写于27岁，书名为《和平的打扰者》，是为门肯所作的传记。该书立刻在评论界获得了成功。他共写有18部著作，包括两部小说，但近年来最为人熟知的作品，当属他为邱吉尔所作的宏篇巨传《最后的雄狮》（TheLastLion）。

William Manchester was a hugely successful popular historian and renowned biographer. In addition to the first two volumes of The Last Lion, his books include Goodbye, Darkness, A World Lit Only by Fire, The Glory and the Dream, The Arms of Krupp, American Caesar, and The Death of a President, as well as assorted works of journalism. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal and the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award. He passed away in 2004.

Paul Reid is an award-winning journalist. In late 2003, Manchester, in failing health, asked him to complete The Last Lion: Defender of the Realm. He lives in North Carolina.