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

The long-awaited third volume of the most comprehensive Churchill biography reveals an honest and dynamic portrait of this ambitious world leader. More than twenty years in the making, THE LAST LION presents a revelatory and unparalleled portrait of this brilliant, flawed, and dynamic leader. This is popular history at its most stirring.Spanning the years of 1940-1965, THE LAST LION picks up shortly after Winston Churchill became Prime Minister--when his tiny island nation stood alone against the overwhelming might of Nazi Germany.