The Last Lion 1: Visions of Glory 1874-1932

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s/t: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory 1874-1932
When Winston Spencer Churchill was born in Blenheim Palace, Imperial Britain stood at the splendid pinnacle of her power. Yet within a few years, the Empire would hover on the brink of a catastrophic new era. This first volume of the best-selling biography of the adventurer, aristocrat, soldier, and statesman covers...more

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Published April 1st 1984 by Delta (first published May 30th 1983)

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Aug 16, 2007 Pat added it Recommends it for: Anyone

Taking lessons from Churchill's life is not without its problems. Yes, he was a great man (an assessment he was never ashamed of sharing with others) but today, lesser man cite Churchill far too frequently and borrow from his legacy far too frequently.

Still, there is something undeniably appealing about the man. It may have been his uncompromising demeanor, or his propensity for outlandish stunt-pulling. I tend to think however, that the reason Churchill's story continues to resonate is because...more

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Feb 10, 2013 Mikey B. rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is definitely an enthralling and epic story. What a life this man lived – from participating in battles in Afghanistan and horse cavalry charges in the Sudan – and after, a major Parliamentary figure in the British House of Commons. Mr. Manchester brings it all vividly to life.

He provides us with a portrait of Winston as an unrequited Victorian. He always believed in empire, in colonization and the superiority of Europeans over all others. So the author gives us a rounded and imperfect figu...more This is definitely an enthralling and epic story. What a life this man lived – from participating in battles in Afghanistan and horse cavalry charges in the Sudan – and after, a major Parliamentary figure in the British House of Commons. Mr. Manchester brings it all vividly to life.

He provides us with a portrait of Winston as an unrequited Victorian. He always believed in empire, in colonization and the superiority of Europeans over all others. So the author gives us a rounded and imperfect figure towering over all others – particularly after World War I. He was a man of immense vitality – as the author states, of the thousands of pictures of Churchill, there is not one where he looks bored.

His father, Randolph, was a Member of Parliament and his mother, Jennie Jerome, from the U.S., was quite the “gal about town”; after the death of Randolph she re-married twice, one fellow, the same age, and the other a few years younger than her son Winston. Winston received little affection and attention from both his parents, but his marriage to Clementine was a wonderful success. The hundreds of letters the two wrote to each other attest to this mutual love and support of each other. Clementine was able to stand up to her husband and correct his often over-bearing and dominating manner. In Manchester’s biography one can almost feel Winston’s personality softening up somewhat, after he meets Clementine.

Mr. Manchester explains with great clarity the several ups and downs of Winston’s political career (the Dardanelles’ being a major one) – his goal was always to occupy the Prime Minister’s office. He switched party’s – he started with the Conservatives (the party of his father), then became a Liberal and in the 1920’s moved back with the Conservatives. Because he was such an outstanding Parliamentarian, he was both feared and desired by all Party’s. As Lloyd George understood, it was better to have him with you than against you. Winston against you was formidable, in speeches and in writing. With you, he was forever putting his nose into other Ministers’ business – offering endless suggestions, critiques... But in many ways, Winston was his own “Party”; he was never one to follow the Party platform when it went against his judgement. Part of the reason Winston did not reach the Prime Minister’s office was his inability to play on the team.

This is a marvelous biography of one of the great figures in history – one, who in many ways, had his feet in both the 19th and 20th centuries. A man of contradictions; who could not abide a man of peace like Gandhi, but who clearly saw the menace of Hitler. Mr. Manchester gives us, at times, a vast portrayal of the varied time periods and this is a long book at close to 900 pages. There are many rewards in this examination of this invigorating personality. At the end of this first volume in 1932, Winston Churchill was 58 years of age – he had much left to do.

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Page 853 (my edition):
Churchill’s parliamentary career had come to resemble the Greek legend of Sisyphus who was condemned to toil up a steep hill pushing a huge stone which, just before he reached the top, always rolled back to the bottom.

Page 865 in 1931:
Each morning he and Clementine carefully read newspapers... One consequence of this was that Churchill became the first statesmen in England to discover that, for the second time in a generation, a strange light had appeared and was growing on the map of Europe.

Page 39 on Churchill’s funeral in January, 1965

The nation was bidding farewell both to a great Englishman and to the greatness of England. When his flag-draped coffin moved slowly across the old capital, drawn by naval ratings, and bareheaded Londoners stood trembling in the cold, they mourned, not only him and all he meant, but all that they had been, and no longer were, and would never be again.
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Jan 05, 2013 Jenny Karraker rated it 5 of 5 stars

I've heard many inspirational quotes and hilarious quips from Churchill, but never read about his life. This book gives a very full and descriptive view of his life and the times in which he lived. I had heard that he was always close to his nurse, Mrs. Everest, but had no idea how ill-treated and neglected he was by his parents. His mother Jennie was a beautiful young woman who spent much of her time sleeping around and indulging in the frivolous lifestyle that the aristocratic class was well k...more I've heard many inspirational quotes and hilarious quips from Churchill, but never read about his life. This book gives a very full and descriptive view of his life and the times in which he lived. I had heard that he was always close to his nurse, Mrs. Everest, but had no idea how ill-treated and neglected he was by his parents. His mother Jennie was a beautiful young woman who spent much of her time sleeping around and indulging in the frivolous lifestyle that the aristocratic class was well known for, garnering influence for her husband and son through her various liaisons. The author at one point lists 20 different lovers she had, including the Prince of Wales. His father, Randolph, hated his son, and neither parent came to his various performances or activities at school, no matter how hard he begged them to attend. Both parents seem totally self-focused, though i suppose that was how the upper classes lived. Churchill was never very interested in the ladies, being much more entranced with world events. He finally meets and marries Clementine, to whom he is ever faithful despite his many travels and times away from home. They have pet names for each other-- he is pig and she is cat--and their correspondence over the years are filled with endearments about pigs, cats, and kittens (their children). The author notes that Churchill has often been identified as a warmonger, but notes that he views the natural state of man as being in conflict with one another, not at peace. Therefore, Churchill is just being realistic from his point of view. With his mother's influence, he gains a position in the army as a journalist and fights in the Boer War of South Africa, which he finds thrilling. Churchill is very outspoken and often verbally shreds his opponents in debate, but never takes things personally and often doesn't understand people's personal vendettas against him. His desires are for public service,and he is in and out of parliament. He is appointed head of the Navy and plans an aggressive campaign against the eastern flanks during WW1, knowing that the conventional trench warfare is going nowhere. In fact, it was his idea that led to the building of tanks, machines that he envisioned rolling over the trenches and gaining ground quickly against the enemy. His plan to take Gallipoli was a good plan, and the Turks admitted in later years that they had already left the area and it could have been taken easily. However because of the over-cautiousness of the army commanders, they refused to support the attack and the resulting disaster scarred Churchill's reputation for years to come. He is then sacked from the Admiralty and joins the fight in the trenches. It was comical to think of how he lugged his big bathtub with him, but his care and sharing of provisions with the common soldiers gained him tremendous trust and loyalty with the men, many of whom would play key roles in the future. Churchill seems to sense that he is destined for greatness and that some unseen power from above is protecting him. At one point, he is called out of the trenches and is sent on a wild goose chase; upon returning from this misadventure, his fellow soldiers comment that just after he left, the trench was bombed and everyone in it killed. The author points out that Churchill was a man of the Victorian era and exemplified the British Empire. He seemed to live in the past and didn't always adjust to new ideas. However, the author also asserts that he was a genius, with ideas coming so quickly that people could not keep up with him and definitely didn't understand his grasp of world events and people. His fascination with machines and their potential in battle reminds me of Toad in The Wind and the Willows. His eyes light up and he is totally obsessed with new contraptions. This foresight and ability to grasp and master strategy was often criticized and overlooked by those not as forward thinking as he was. Overall, this book was fascinating. The author's writing style was captivating. Not knowing a lot about British history or government, I didn't always understand things about Parliament, elections, peerages, battles , etc but enough to follow the author's storyline.(less)

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Jan 04, 2012 Brendan Hodge rated it 5 of 5 stars

William Manchester's massive biography of Churchill is not only a good window on the man himself (the better for presenting large numbers of passages from Churchill's own writing) but also a chronicle of the times that formed Churchill and that Churchill formed -- from him time as a dashing young cavalry officer and war correspondent during the Boer War to the controversy surrounding his leadership of the Admiralty during the Great War, and his gradual eclipse from power in intra-war years. Manc...more

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Aug 16, 2012 Andrew rated it 5 of 5 stars

I've read a bunch on Churchill (mainly about his roles in WWII and WWI) and this book is only topped by writing Churchill did himself. This is the first of two volumes that Manchester wrote about Churchill. This volume covers his life from birth to 1931 and obviously includes his time in the British Cabinet during World War I. Frankly, it seems like every moment of Churchill's life was amazing and full of vigor. I was not very familiar with his father's role in Parliament nor Churchill's own rol...more

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Nov 22, 2008 Sebastien rated it 4 of 5 stars

I don't think anyone needs to be told this, but Winston Churchill was quite a fascinating person.

The author, William Manchester, does a good job of bringing to life Winston's childhood and early development. This childhood seems to have been extremely crucial in forming Winston's idiosyncratic, independent, and sometimes stubborn adult personality.

After his childhood experiences, Manchester marvelously catalogues Winston's experiences (and constant self-promotion and search for glory!) in India...more

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Oct 04, 2007 Janis rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: history buffs

Thorough. Very thorough. Thankfully, the subject is fascinating. I learned so much about Churchill and his era (much of it surprising) and enjoyed the book so much that I just made a commitment to an equally long and dense Vol. 2.

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Dec 25, 2011 Christopher rated it 3 of 5 stars

"He was one of those authors - this writer is another - who believe that the past should not be judged by the standards of the present," says Mr. Manchester.

Reasonable enough stuff, but the sentence highlights two of the main problems herein. First, and this is by no means the best example but does hint at the larger problem, Manchester is a florid writer. It is a nice parallel that someone chronicling Churchill, himself plenty florid, would suffer from a similar ailment, but sometimes the ridic...more

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Apr 25, 2011 Patrick rated it 5 of 5 stars

I kept this book in my office and read it during lunch over the course of many weeks, since it was too heavy to carry with me or take home on the weekend. It is one of the most enjoyable nonfiction books I've read in a long time -- maybe ever. Even the 110-page preamble/prologue held my attention, and I felt its length was fairly justified. Now that I've started the second volume, I can say I have just one problem with this biography, which is that the author seems just a little too much in awe...more

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Jun 04, 2012 Adam Yoshida rated it 5 of 5 stars

"The French had collapsed. The Dutch had been overwhelmed. The Belgians had surrendered. The British army, trapped, fought free and fell back toward the Channel ports, converging on a fishing town whose name was then spelled Dunkerque.

Behind them lay the sea."

So begins William Manchester's biography of Churchill which, tragically, was never finished during his lifetime (the third and final volume may yet be completed some day). Brilliant and beautifully-written, this book tells the complete stor...more

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Feb 20, 2011 Johnsergeant rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I really enjoyed this audiobook. The narrator was excellent - really captured Churchill's and others voices. It was certainly a marathon listen, but well worth it.

Narrated by Frederick Davidson

41 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's Summary

Winston Churchill is perhaps the most important political figure of the 20th 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 hist...more

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Jan 09, 2011 Krystina rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: history, 2010-reads, british-history

This was an excellent, well written, and thoroughly engrossing book about Churchill. I would recommend it, although I must add that towards the beginning of the book, the author does go into some detail about the at times immoral actions, viewpoints, and lifestyle of Winston's mother and her peers. He also describes some methods that were used so that people would not reap the consequences of their actions (ie: illegitimate children). Because of this, I would say be careful and be warned. Since...more

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Aug 30, 2010 John rated it 5 of 5 stars

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William Manchester was one of the best American historians of his generation. He wrote the signal biography of Douglas McArthur and his first two volumes of Winston Churchill are impeccably researched and beautifully written. I will never forgive Manchester for failing to finish volume three, Churchill in the war years. Can anyone tell me why? Instead he published maybe his weakest work, a story of the Middle Ages called A World Light Only by Fire.

The Last Lion (volumes I and II) are truly grea...more

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Sep 27, 2009 Mel rated it 5 of 5 stars

The first of the two volumes on Churchill, taking him from birth to the wilderness years (the beginning of the second volume). This first volume is interesting, as it gives you insight about the man. His rather cold parents sent him off to public (private) school and didn't visit or communicate often. That a man who led the world and is one of the most admired in history overcame cold parents and a disastrous defeat when he led the British naval department, among other obstacles, shows how hard...more

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Apr 18, 2013 Walt rated it 5 of 5 stars

Before the cigar-chomping, top-hat-wearing portly gentleman hit the scene, there was a young man who nearly flunked out of school, chased war around the world, played polo, participated in the world's last meaningful cavalry charge, was a war correspondent, and escaped imprisonment as a POW in the Boar War. Churchill got around plenty before settling down in Parliament and "Visions of Glory" covers that portion of Churchill's life.

This book takes an exciting life and brings you into it. As good...more

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Jan 05, 2013 Andrew P rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Prior to reading this book, I knew no more about Winston Churchill than what I had picked up from basic high school history. I made this online purchase impulsively, feeling that I should know more about such a famous figure, however once the book arrived it languished untouched on my bookshelf. I assumed that its near 1000 pages, covering just one third of WC's life (and not even venturing into WWII), would be interesting only to existing students of his life who were thirsting for the gritty d...more

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Jul 22, 2009 Dewey Norton rated it 5 of 5 stars

Stunning story of Churchill's miserable childhood and yet great admiration for his father, who died a madman from syphillus, and his mother who was later one of the King's mistresses, his painfully lonely years at prep school and the enormous efforts he made to educate himself as a young army officer after wasted years at military academy. His courage almost got him killed numerous times in South Africa during the Boer War and in Europe during WWI. Manchester tells the story as the best biograph...more

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Apr 03, 2013 Sam rated it 5 of 5 stars

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William Manchester makes every moment from his extraordinarily detailed account of Churchill's rises to and falls away from greatness sing with the vibrant dynamism of his subject. I came away entertained and informed with a stronger knowledge of World War I, British colonialism, and Imperial politics from the vantage over Churchill's shoulder. Each page contains something worth knowing and dozens of lines and phrases worth reading. This history lives and won't let you fall down, no matter how m...more

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Mar 20, 2013 Jeff rated it 4 of 5 stars

I did not at first realize that this was only the first volume of a 3 book treatise. It covers 'early years' up until age 58. Here is some of what I learned about Winston Churchill: he was inexhaustible, confident, a problem solver, not afraid to voice his opinion, a confident orator, a good writer, an inventor, a military leader, an artist. Always willing to debate and still remain friends. He would change his opinion often, especially after learning something. He had contact with many of his c...more

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Mar 21, 2013 Corny rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Superb from beginning to end. Manchester starts with a portrait of the Victorian age into which Churchill was born, then picks up the meager threads of his early life. The story begins in earnest with Winston's schooling and follows him through his career as a soldier, MP, minister and outsider. The complexity of Churchill's life does not lend itself easily to biography. There are more facets to his character than a finely polished diamond. I am happy to say that Manchester balances them adroitl...more

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May 24, 2011 Tori rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I think that most everyone has heard of Winston Spencer Churchill. If you were to stop someone on the street and ask them who he was, they would probably tell you that he was England’s Prime Minister during World War II. This of course is true; however, there is a lot more to his life than serving as Prime Minister.

William Manchester’s book The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory shows this man’s life from 1874 to 1932. It could be perceived as almost a prequel to his PM days...more I think that most everyone has heard of Winston Spencer Churchill. If you were to stop someone on the street and ask them who he was, they would probably tell you that he was England’s Prime Minister during World War II. This of course is true; however, there is a lot more to his life than serving as Prime Minister.

William Manchester’s book The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory shows this man’s life from 1874 to 1932. It could be perceived as almost a prequel to his PM days. I was rather surprised by just how much Churchill had done in this time of his life, events ranging from escaping from a prisoner of war camp, to writing numerous articles and books, spending time in the trenches, and all his pre Prime Minister political involvement.
There were things I liked and things I didn’t like about Manchester’s work. The beginning really drew me into the story; the author took a lot of time presenting the setting of the time. I liked learning about the habits and lifestyles of the era, though some might wish it had just gotten onto Churchill.

However, some of the content in this part of the book, and once it got into Churchill’s life as well, was not pleasant to read. Yes, his mother had many lovers, but I don’t need the details of it all and how they took care of such things. It was really inappropriate.

The author did add plenty of detail into his work. Sometimes, this was great. I really did stop reading with the impression that I got the whole story and a complete picture of Churchill. But sometimes it was too much. There were times where I was swamped in information, and while the book wasn’t dry, it was dull in some points.

I appreciated the fact that Manchester edited out some of the stronger language in the book. It was nice not to have to read that. Sometimes he would have quotes in a different language, and wouldn’t translate. That was annoying, but most of the time you could get the meaning of the phrase. You could tell that the author doesn’t care for Christianity, but as there isn’t much on Christianity in the book it’s not something that is oppressive.

You can see that it is all very give and take. For what I like about the book there is something to offset it. But I think the pros still outweigh the cons, especially when you add that the author’s writing was unbiased. He presented everything clearly, and though no doubt he had his opinions they didn’t overtake the story.

I think he respected Churchill for everything he has done during the wars. I think he thought of him as a genius in some areas, though as I said, the author didn’t shove his opinions forward and it is speculation on my part by trying to read between the lines. My thoughts are a little different. I think Churchill was too egocentric to help much in times of peace, using his energy to overstep lines and meddle where he wasn’t wanted, which is why many politicians hated him. Though I do think he was a great orator, and very courageous in battle.

Whatever Churchill was, I think this is a great biography to learn about him during his younger years. I would recommend William Manchester’s The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory, though I would warn whomever I was suggesting it to to be wary of some of the content.
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Feb 22, 2008 Rogier rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Oh well, I started to read this one in '01 and then gave up when I found out Wm. Manchester would not be able to complete the last volume, so I switched to reading the Roy Jenkins bio. Now it looks like that last volume will be completed by someone else, and I find myself wanting more background than the Roy Jenkins bio offered. So I'm back at it, and truly, this book is elaborate in terms of providing the background and context of history.

Many of the episodes are priceless in their detail, whic...more

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Jul 25, 2012 Thomas rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: history, memoir-biography

The Last Lion: Visions of Glory was the first volume in a series that tells the life of Sir Winston Churchill. As one would expect in the first volume of a series this book tells the first part of Winston Churchill's life. It goes into great detail as the first book was almost 900 pages long without even mentioning Churchill's impact on the second World War. It can definitely be dry at times since it is so detailed. If one is looking for a very detailed account of Winston Churchill's life, this...more

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KOMET FYI, Manchester had, prior to his death in 2004, begun work on a third volume that would have dealt with Churchill's life and career between May 10, 1...more
Jul 25, 2012 05:03pm

Thomas I completely agree that he shouldn't have mentioned WWII in that volume, I was mearly saying that Churchill is most famous for his role during WWII an...more
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KOMET Thomas wrote: "I completely agree that he shouldn't have mentioned WWII in that volume, I was mearly saying that Churchill is most famous for his role...more
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Aug 01, 2011 James M. added it

Fascinating, well-written and thoroughly researched book about Churchill from his birth until his seemingly self imposed exile in 1931. Manchester does a spectacular job of setting the scene of Victorian England into which WC was born and forever set his roots. His story is intriguing and never boring whether it be either his lonely childhood, his obstinancy at school, his harrowing escape from Boer prison or his years in Parliament. A great read!

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May 15, 2011 Stephen added it

This evening I finished Manchester's first volume of his incomplete 2 volume biography of Great Britain's WWII Prime Minister. A wonderful feature of the author's treatment is how richly he embeds Churchill in his times. Readers are treated to a detailed orientation of the events that led up to WWI and Great Britain's involvement in that grinding war. Manchester also does a masterly job of orienting his readers to the height of Great Britain's global dominance as a colonial power and to the begi...more

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Jan 13, 2008 Kevin rated it 5 of 5 stars

An excellent biography of Winston Churchill. This volume details Churchill's childhood and early political life leading up to 1932. I was surprised at how full a life Churchill lived even before his greatest triumphs during the Second World War. Did you know he was captured during the Boer war, made a POW and then escaped?

It’s amazing how well he was prepared to lead against Hitter. It makes you want to believe in destiny.

If you only care to read a single book about Churchill – read Manchester’...more

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May 04, 2012 Chandler rated it 5 of 5 stars

If you are new to Churchill this is where you want to begin. Manchester actually met Churchill late in the old warrior's life and was so amazed by him he felt he had to write a trilogy on his life. Manchester's version is the most 'living' of all the dozens if not hundreds of biographies, and he was so taken with Churchill that he could not bring himself to finish the final book. Book II is just as good as book I.

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Feb 11, 2013 Michael rated it 5 of 5 stars

Only 8 chapters into this nearly 1,000 page book of three in a massive trilogy about one of the most fascinating men of history. So far completely captivated. The first in the series begins by vividly drawing a picture of the world young Churchill found himself; Victorian England. Having read much by and of his contemporary Charles Spurgeon, the excesses of the time are shown in stark contrast.
The book moves along as Victorian England approaches its final years through the Boar Wars and into Wor...more

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Apr 30, 2013 Al rated it 4 of 5 stars

An exceptionally detailed and revealing biography of Winston Churchill from birth through 1932 and the ascendance of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis in Germany. The author provides many details about the pre-WWII years of Churchill's life which were previously unknown to me and reveals facets of his life far beyond his political contributions immediately preceding and then throughout WWII.

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Apr 06, 2012 Kit Redmond rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Winston Churchill led one of the most fascinating lives that spanned the 19th and 20th century. He participated in one of the British Empire's last cavalry charges. His political life was a wild roller coaster ride of amazing triumphs and crushing defeats. This book and the following volume "The Last Lion - Winston Spencer Churchill- Alone 1932-1940 are well worth the time invested.

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