Publisher's Synopsis
This is the second in William Manchester's masterly 3 volume life of Winston Churchill. It contests the favoured view that Churchill's finest hour was as Britain's wartime leader, viewing his greatest period as a statesman during 1932 to 1940, ignored in Parliament and disowned by the social and political establishment as a warmonger, he stood his ground, both in the Commons and outside of it, maintaining his principles until ultimately he succeeded in drawing the country behind him.;He is seen as a man with limitations who could be unkind and callous, indiscreet and reckless to the point of foolhardiness but also courageous, impulsive and an unconventional leader.;The first volume is "The Last Lion" by the same author.
