The Last Lion, W Manchester final volume (1 Viewer)

[Terp152]

The final vol to The Last Lion, Defender of the Realm by W Manchester has been completed and published by Paul Reid. I was so disappointed Manchester was unable to write the last vol, he was one of my favorite historians. Hoping this vol is near as good as the first two. The posthumous completion of this biography is similar to the G Washingtion bio. THe seventh and final vol was completed by DS Freeman's assistants after he died.

Equally anticipated is R Atkinson's Guns At Last Light, vol III to his US Army in WWII, Europe history is due out in May. These two are as good as it gets for me.

Chris

 

[jazzeum]

The review I read of the Chhurchill book wasn't positive so I'll pass on this one.

However, I'm look forward to the last volume of the Atkinson book.

Brad

 

[lancer]

The final vol to The Last Lion, Defender of the Realm by W Manchester has been completed and published by Paul Reid. I was so disappointed Manchester was unable to write the last vol, he was one of my favorite historians. Hoping this vol is near as good as the first two. The posthumous completion of this biography is similar to the G Washingtion bio. THe seventh and final vol was completed by DS Freeman's assistants after he died.

Equally anticipated is R Atkinson's Guns At Last Light, vol III to his US Army in WWII, Europe history is due out in May. These two are as good as it gets for me.

Chris

I have found Manchester's books to be very well done and very readable. My favorite was his memoir 'Goodbye Darkness'. I have also read his 'Death of a President', 'American Caesar', and the parts of 'The Arms of Krupp' which I was interested in. Never have read the Churchill books. It has been a long while since I have read any of his works (30ish years) but they were well worth it. -- Al

 

[Terp152]

I have found Manchester's books to be very well done and very readable. My favorite was his memoir 'Goodbye Darkness'. I have also read his 'Death of a President', 'American Caesar', and the parts of 'The Arms of Krupp' which I was interested in. Never have read the Churchill books. It has been a long while since I have read any of his works (30ish years) but they were well worth it. -- Al

Hi Al, I also enjoyed American Caesar and Goodbye Darkness. I think he also had a hand in some of the Official US Armies WWII history series. He was probably my favorite author at the time of his passing.

The review I read of the Chhurchill book wasn't positive so I'll pass on this one.

However, I'm look forward to the last volume of the Atkinson book.

Brad

I also read some of the negative reviews Brad but I will read this last vol after having read the first two. Besides, reading Churchill is like Gettysburg, you can never have too much. :smile2: Chris