The Last Lion, Winston Spencer Churchill. [Vol. 1], Visions of Glory 1874-1932The Last Lion, Winston Spencer Churchill. [Vol. 1], Visions of Glory 1874-1932
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Book, 1983
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Book, 1983
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aIn this, the first volume, we follow Churchill from his birth to 1932, when he began to warn against the remilitarization of Germany. Born of a lovely, wanton American mother and a gifted but unstable son of a duke, his childhood was one of wretched neglect. He sought glory on the battlefields of Cuba, Sudan, India, South Africa and the trenches of France. In Parliament he was the prime force behind the creation of Iraq and Jordan, laid the groundwork for the birth of Israel, and negotiated the independence of the Irish Free State. Yet, as Chancellor of the Exchequer he plunged England into economic crisis, and his fruitless attempt to suppress Gandhi's quest for Indian independence brought political chaos to Britain.--From publisher's description.
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