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William Manchester's third volume biography of Winston Spencer Churchill (WSC) Defender of the Realm 1940-1965 is based on his notes and assisted by journalist Paul Reid is a worthy addition and completes the 3 volume epic story of the life and history of WSC who along with FDR and Stalin led the Allies to victory against the Axis in WW II. It ...
William Manchester was a hugely successful popular historian and biographer whose books include The Last Lion, Volumes 1 and 2, Goodbye Darkness, A World Lit Only by Fire, The Glory and the Dream, The Arms of Krupp, American Caesar, The Death of the President, and assorted works of journalism.
1. Jan. 2001 · William Manchester's magisterial three volume biography The Last Lion is one of the cornerstones to understanding Winston Churchill. The first volume, Visions of Glory covers birth-1932. I first became aware of this book in the early 90s, and badly wanted to finish it then. But again I find that audible is the best way for me to get through these lengthy Biographical tomes!
William Crabtree (1610-1644) fue un astrónomo, matemático, y comerciante inglés, proveniente de Broughton, un pequeño pueblo cerca de Mánchester, el cual ahora forma parte de Salford, Gran Mánchester, Inglaterra. Fue una de las dos únicas personas que observaron y registraron el primer Tránsito de Venus que pudo predecirse, en el año 1639.
12. Mai 2008 · American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880 - 1964. American Caesar. : William Manchester. Little, Brown, May 12, 2008 - Biography & Autobiography - 816 pages. The bestselling classic that indelibly captures the life and times of one of the most brilliant and controversial military figures of the twentieth century.
3. Sept. 1989 · This part of William Manchester's thoroughly researched biography only contains information about the eight-year period of Winston's life preceding England's declaration of war against Germany in 1940. It's an impressive source of knowledge if you want to know what happened during this time from a British perspective, and you can also learn the details about Winston Churchill's toughest times ...
American Caesar, no less: from the title onward, Manchester has produced a biography of MacArthur so grandiose and so singleminded as to satisfy even the giant ego of its subject. But this great thundering paradox, the best of men and the worst of men, is not without his manifold, if more life-size, fascinations. He was, ineluctably, his father's son: at 18, Arthur MacArthur dashed up ...
