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A review by evamadera1
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-1940 by William Manchester
5.0
While I prefer the first volume, the second volume did not disappoint. (Except the narrator, I could have done without the nasal intonation.)
I was a bit thrown off at first with the present tense narration of the introduction but that's most likely due to inattention on my part. It's easy to miss things like chapter headings and etc when listening to an audiobook.
This book, while more history than biography, is absolutely fascinating. Manchester highlights Churchill's intuitive genius and everyone else's head-in-the-sand cluelessness when it comes to Hitler. Absurdly astounding. (I had typed absolutely but autocorrect changed it to absurdly. I like that interpretation.)
I do wish that Manchester had included more about Churchill's personal life. (Yes, a biography that spans more than 2400 pages lacks something. :D) However, Manchester is a historiographical genius. His storytelling ability rivals his subject.
Again, I highly recommend the entire work.
I was a bit thrown off at first with the present tense narration of the introduction but that's most likely due to inattention on my part. It's easy to miss things like chapter headings and etc when listening to an audiobook.
This book, while more history than biography, is absolutely fascinating. Manchester highlights Churchill's intuitive genius and everyone else's head-in-the-sand cluelessness when it comes to Hitler. Absurdly astounding. (I had typed absolutely but autocorrect changed it to absurdly. I like that interpretation.)
I do wish that Manchester had included more about Churchill's personal life. (Yes, a biography that spans more than 2400 pages lacks something. :D) However, Manchester is a historiographical genius. His storytelling ability rivals his subject.
Again, I highly recommend the entire work.