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William Raymond Manchester
Author profile
born
April 01, 1922
in Springfield, Massachusetts, The United States
died
June 01, 2004
gender
male
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A World Lit Only by Fire
   3.82 avg rating — 2,791 ratings
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1992
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18 editions
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American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880 - 1964
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15 editions
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The Last Lion 2: Winston Spencer Churchill Alone 1932-40
by William Raymond Manchester, Gregory A. Ewald 4.49 avg rating — 999 ratings
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1988
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The Last Lion: Visions of Glory 1874-1932
4.50 avg rating — 966 ratings
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1983
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Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War
4.22 avg rating — 851 ratings
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1979
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The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America 1932-72
4.38 avg rating — 355 ratings
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1973
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22 editions
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The Arms of Krupp
3.99 avg rating — 301 ratings
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1964
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The Last Lion 1 and 2: Visions of Glory/Alone
4.67 avg rating — 51 ratings
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1983
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3 editions
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One Brief Shining Moment: Remembering Kennedy
3.94 avg rating — 48 ratings
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1983
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Disturber of the Peace
4.07 avg rating — 30 ratings
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1950
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“He was a thundering paradox of a man, noble and ignoble, inspiring and outrageous, arrogant and shy, the best of me and the worst of men, the most protean, most ridiculous, and most sublime. No more baffling, exasperating soldier ever wore a uniform. Flamboyant, imperious, and apocalyptic, he carried the plumage of a flamingo, could not acknowledge errors, and tried to cover up his mistakes with sly, childish tricks. Yet he was also endowed with great personal charm, a will of iron, and a soaring intellect. Unquestionably he was the most gifted man-at arms- this nation has produced. -William Manchester on Douglas MacArthur”
― William Raymond Manchester
― William Raymond Manchester
“One strange feeling, which I remember clearly, was a powerful link with the slain, particularly those that had fallen within the past hour or two. There was so much death around that life seemed almost indecent. Some men’s uniforms were soaked with gobs of blood. The ground was sodden with it. I killed, too. ”
― William Raymond Manchester
― William Raymond Manchester
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