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There was nothing green left; artillery had denuded and scarred every inch of ground. Tiny flares gl...

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I realized that the worst thing that could happen to me was about to happen to me.

An Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for viewing were awesom...

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The present is never tidy, or certain, or reasonable, and those who try to make it so once it become...

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The Last Lion 2: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone

The author points out that novices to total war, and this Hitler and the British press have in commo...

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The Last Lion 2: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone

They were following their prime minister, matching their government's mood.

The Last Lion 2: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone

There was, however, a difference between his mood and that of the rest of the cabinet. They felt des...

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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory 1874-1932

Today's Europeans and Americans who reached the age of awareness after midcentury when the communica...

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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory 1874-1932

Biographer diagnoses reaction to restriction as a tell of true character. Some use even prison as a ...

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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory 1874-1932

It is the definition of an egoist that whatever occupies his attention is, for that reason, importan...

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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory 1874-1932

The hero acts alone, without encouragement, relying solely on conviction and his own inner resources...

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William Manchester

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Born: 1922-04-01

Died: 2004-06-01

William Raymond Manchester (1 April 1922 – 1 June 2004) was an American historian and biographer.More