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S'està carregant… The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Volume II: Alone, 1932-1940 (1988)de William Manchester
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Another great volume in the three volume biography of a great man. On to volume three. ( ) This second volume wasn't quite as entertaining as the first, no boarding school adventures or prison escapes. A very large portion of this book was Winston Churchill repeatedly telling everyone Voldemort was back, and the Ministry of Magic being in denial and smearing his good name. Which was very frustrating to read with hindsight, but at the same time it is easy to imagine that after the horrors of WWI, with 100's of thousands of dead, in muddy trenches where neither army gains a foot of territory for months and years, it would be incomprehensible that any world leader would want to instigate a repeat of that war, and maintaining peace would be so desirable. It was interesting to read, and think about the role of propaganda, Hitler with his, but also the need for pro-war propaganda by the allies to gain support to confront the threat of Hitler. I listened to the Audible version of this book, and thought the narrator's Churchill impression wasn't as good as the narrator of the first volume, but about halfway through I got used to it The ending was quite rousing and gave me goosebumps. Another reviewer posted this article that I thought was interesting. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/magazine/the-fan-who-finished-william-manches... Dad gave me the whole series for my promotion to Major in October 2021. Brought this volume with me to exercise NATIVE FURY in Saudi Arabia and read almost all of it while out there by getting up early and reading in the COC. Another very detailed account that paves the way into WWII. Learned a great deal about Churchill, specifically his challenges with being neglected for public office and almost being a political outcast. He remained true to himself and continued to speak out against Hitler, Germany, and Britain's response to his rise. It is painful to see how many times in the 1930s Hitler's power could have been checked, but it was not. Because of these reasons, Churchill became the obvious candidate for Prime Minister once all out war was upon them and sets the stage for Volume III where he is finally Prime Minister and will lead Britain through their "Finest Hour." I finished this book with several thoughts. 1. He was less than perfect. 1 affair, issues with racism (though when you compare him to Hitler and Nazi officials he's positively polite*), his bluntness, inability to live simply... they all are part of this very imperfect being. 2. I don't know the details of Manchester's illness(?) and death, but perhaps that accounts for his struggle to tell the story at times. He would get caught up in what Winston did during Baldwin's ministry and follow it for pages... and then insert a couple of pages regarding family issues that happened 2 years prior. If you're going to write a story chronologically, then tell it chronologically. 3. Unless you or I are perfect, we really can't ask that of other human beings. And as a recovering perfectionist, I'd really prefer not to project that on to others. But that means being willing to let go and forgive and that's hard. I really liked [b:Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know|43848929|Talking to Strangers What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know|Malcolm Gladwell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1549393502l/43848929._SX50_.jpg|68174561]'s chapter on Chamberlain's visit to Germany. 4. I crave unity and solidarity... almost like I crave food and sleep. Realizing that helped me to understand why some people can be so set in stone about their loyalties. Perhaps it gives them what I don't have because I read and see too much. I devoured the last couple of pages, and would have done so literally if it would have done something for that quivering mass of despair hidden in the corner of my soul, because it was something that leaders** should do and could do... if they understood. But, currently, they don't. 5.(edit) You can't read this book and reports on Hong Kong arrests without starting to see things. Let hope I'm wrong. *The joke about Gandhi to Halifax was repulsive. **of both political persuasions. Let's not play favorites, okay? Manchester's second volume on the life of Churchill is just as good as the first. The recapitulation of his life at the beginning is a good capsule of the first volume, and the opening chapter on a typical 1930s day for Churchill is a prime and excellent example of the biographer's art and narrative history. And it is illuminating to show Churchill the family man and Churchill at work. The tight focus on eight years of Churchill in "the Wilderness," bravely speaking out against the appeasement of Hitler and for the rearming of Britain is detailed, engaging, and instructive. The final realization that Churchill was right in late 1939 and early 1940 provide a perfect denouement, with Churchill's assumption of the Prime Ministership the perfect "cliffhanger" for the remainder of his life, and Manchester's long-delayed third volume. As a historian myself, and an appreciator of Churchill's writings, the long passages on Churchill's writing and researching life were entertaining as well. This is rightly considered one of the best works on Churchill. 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Alone is the second volume in William Manchester's projected three-volume biography of Winston Churchill. In Alone, Manchester challenges the assumption that Churchill's finest hour was as a wartime leader. During the years 1932-1940, he was tested as few men are. Pursued by creditors--at one point he had to put up his home for sale--he remained solvent only by writing an extraordinary number of books and magazine articles. He was disowned by his own party, dismissed by the BBC, Fleet Street, and the social and political establishments as a warmonger, and twice nearly lost his seat in Parliament. Churchill stood almost alone against Nazi aggression and the British and French pusillanimous policy of appeasement. Manchester tracks with new insights this complex, fascinating history without ever losing sight of Churchill the man--a man whose vision was global and whose courage was boundless. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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