Manchester, William 1922-2004

Overview

Works:	414 works in 1,611 publications in 10 languages and 46,309 library holdings
Genres:	Biographies History Military history True crime stories Personal narratives‡vAmerican Personal narratives Autobiographies Pictorial works Political fiction Fiction
Roles:	Author, Editor, Other, Author of introduction, Narrator
Classifications:	DA566.9.C5, B

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about William Manchester

Goodbye, darkness : a memoir of the Pacific War by William Manchester( Book )
William Manchester by Eric Badertscher( )
Goodbye darkness : a memoir of the Pacific War by William Manchester( )
The city of anger : a novel by William Manchester( Book )
Adios, tinieblas : memorias de la guerra del pacífico by William Manchester( Book )

Jackie, Bobby and Manchester by Arnold Bennett( Book )
William Manchester : portrait of a writer by Leith Johnson( Book )
Today's nonfiction best sellers by Reader's Digest Association( Book )
William (Raymond) Manchester : (1922- )( )
Don Congdon records by Inc Don Congdon Associates( )
Kaiso taiheiyo senso by William Manchester( Book )
William Manchester discusses the arms of Krupp with columnist Robert Cromie by William Manchester( Recording )
Kubicek Collection on the Assassination of John F. Kennedy by Earl C Kubicek( )
Author William Manchester unmasks the man behind the corncob pipe by Stefan Kanfer( )
Politics and the presidency( Visual )
[William Manchester, half-length portrait, seated, facing left, holding a copy of his book, "The death of a president"]( Visual )
Max Lerner papers by Max Lerner( )
William Manchester by Philip S Wainwright( )
Letter by William Manchester( )
New York TImes Company records. Clifton Daniel papers by New York Times Company( )

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Most widely held works by William Manchester

American Caesar : Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964 by William Raymond Manchester( Book )

79 editions published between 1973 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 4,491 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Biography of one of the most controversial American generals

The death of a president : November 20-November 25, 1963 by William Manchester( Book )

74 editions published between 1963 and 2013 in English and held by 4,436 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An account of the assassination of President Kennedy and the days after culled from "evidence and recollection, scenes and moods, quotations and opinions from an enormous number of observers and participants." Pub W

The glory and the dream: a narrative history of America, 1932-1972 by William Manchester( Book )

72 editions published between 1973 and 2013 in English and held by 3,801 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A popular history of the United States which encompasses politics, military history, economics, the lively arts, science, fads, fashion, social changes, sexual mores, and communications, with brief biographies of notable Americans--Cover

The last lion : Winston Spencer Churchill by William Manchester( Book )

44 editions published between 1983 and 2013 in English and held by 3,678 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Details the life of a man whose ambitions and serious flaws made him one of the world's most powerful leaders

A world lit only by fire : the medieval mind and the Renaissance : portrait of an age by William Manchester( Book )

49 editions published between 1992 and 2014 in English and held by 3,225 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Explores the sordidness and the splendor of the Middle Ages as well as the collapse of the medieval mind and its metamorphosis into The Renaissance

The arms of Krupp, 1587-1968 by William Manchester( Book )

68 editions published between 1964 and 2017 in 4 languages and held by 3,071 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This narrative chronicles the growth, dynastic power and ultimate decline of the Krupp family, which had armed Germany in three major wars and had influenced the course of German and European history

One brief shining moment : remembering Kennedy by William Manchester( Book )

19 editions published between 1983 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 2,620 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An intimate view of Pres. Kennedy's rise in politics and 1037 days in office as President of the U.S

Portrait of a president; John F. Kennedy in profile by William Manchester( Book )

49 editions published between 1962 and 1967 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,843 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An expansion of a series of articles that originally appeared in Holiday magazine, this book follows Kennedy through his first year and a half, from the Bay of Pigs to Big Steel. Anecdotal rather than historical, it studies the development of character under terrific stress. Manchester presents the portrait of a brave, honorable, and resolute man struggling with problems that may well be beyond his capacity to solve

Controversy and other essays in journalism, 1950-1975 by William Manchester( Book )

10 editions published between 1976 and 2018 in English and held by 1,231 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

ISBN 0316544973 LCCN 7541416

Disturber of the peace : the life of H.L. Mencken by William Manchester( Book )

27 editions published between 1950 and 2018 in English and held by 1,159 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In 1947, a young William Manchester--the man who would later become a celebrated biographer, historian, and novelist--was working as a reporter for The Baltimore Sun. It was there that he met fellow journalist H.L. Mencken, the influential writer and cofounder of the magazines The American Mercury and The Smart Set. While attending the University of Missouri, Manchester tackled Mencken as the subject of his Masters thesis. When the resulting biography was published on the wider market in 1951, it made a splash--establishing Manchester's reputation as a skilled writer, biographer, and political commentator. This book tells the story of conservative anarchist H.L. Mencken's life in compelling detail--a story that's energetic, controversial, and surprisingly intimate. Crafted in vivid prose, William Manchester brings Mencken's world to life. William Manchester was the most popular and highly regarded historian and biographer of his time--and this powerful book supports that reputation. Manchester's book is written with verve, intellectual sophistication, and a prickly wit worthy of its eminent subject ... [The Life and Riotous Times of H.L. Mencken] performs a considerable service for American intellectual history. It is, besides, a first-class piece of literate entertainment.--The New Yorker

On Mencken : essays( Book )

7 editions published in 1980 in English and Undetermined and held by 879 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The last lion, Winston Spencer Churchill by William Manchester( Book )

15 editions published between 2012 and 2015 in English and held by 863 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Spanning the years of 1940-1965, this third volume in Manchester's monumental biography the Last Lion picks up shortly after Winston Churchill became Prime Minister-when his tiny island nation stood alone against the overwhelming might of Nazi Germany

In our time : the world as seen by Magnum photographers by William Raymond Manchester( Book )

17 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 851 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Captures the past fifty years of the world in over three hundred photographs

The last lion, Winston Spencer Churchill by William Manchester( Book )

6 editions published between 1988 and 2014 in English and held by 839 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The noted biographer-historian continues his life of Winston Churchill, focusing here on the years of Churchill's political exile and his increasingly forceful opposition to Hitler's Germany

The last lion, Winston Spencer Churchill : visions of glory, 1874-1932 by William Manchester( Book )

22 editions published between 1983 and 2013 in English and held by 642 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Biography of Winston Churchill covering the years 1874-1932, including his childhood, capture in the Boer War, his wife and family, political positions, participation in World War I, and his exit from politics over the India issue

A Rockefeller family portrait, from John D. to Nelson by William Manchester( Book )

19 editions published between 1959 and 1960 in English and French and held by 599 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Special attention is given to Nelson because he is viewed as the new leader of the family and an aspiring statesman since his election as New York's governor

Portrait of a President by William Manchester( )

16 editions published between 1962 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 504 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An up-close look at JFK by one of his closest confidants, a New York Times'bestselling biographer. Written by a prize-winning historian and biographer of such giants as Winston Churchill and Douglas MacArthur, this intimately detailed account provides a rare personal glimpse into the emotions behind the Kennedy administration'from the elation of victory to the frustrating challenges facing a young president at a pivotal turning point in US history. Originally published in 1962'before the assassination of JFK'Portrait of a President is William Manchester's first biography of the thirty-fifth president of the United States. In addition to firsthand encounters with JFK, the biography draws from over forty interviews conducted in the first year of his presidency. In speaking with those closest to the commander-in-chief, both in his administration and his family, Manchester captures a complete portrait of one of the most highly regarded figures of the twentieth century. This edition includes a new introduction and epilogue written by Manchester in the aftermath of November 1963, adding to the mythos by documenting not just how President Kennedy lived, but also the legacy he left behind

The last lion, Winston Spencer Churchill by William Manchester( Book )

3 editions published between 1983 and 2012 in English and held by 430 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Details the first fifty-eight years of a man whose ambitions and serious flaws made him one of the world's most powerful leaders, placing Churchill's prewar career against the backdrop of the collapse of the British Empire

The last lion, Winston Spencer Churchill by William Raymond Manchester( )

22 editions published between 2009 and 2016 in English and held by 419 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Spanning the years 1940 to 1965, Defender of the Realm picks up shortly after Winston Churchill became prime minister--when his tiny island nation stood alone against the overwhelming might of Nazi Germany. The Churchill portrayed by Manchester and Reid is a man of indomitable courage, lightning-fast intellect, and an irresistible will to action. This volume brilliantly recounts how Churchill organized his nation's military response and defense, compelled President Roosevelt to support America's beleaguered cousins, and personified the "never surrender" ethos that helped the Allies win the war, while at the same time adapting himself and his country to the inevitable shift of world power from the British Empire to the United States

A world lit only by fire by William Manchester( Recording )

29 editions published between 1992 and 2011 in English and held by 377 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Manchester leads us from a civilization tottering on the brink of collapse to the grandeur of its rebirth, the Renaissance, a dense explosion of energy that spawned some of history's greatest poets, philosophers, and painters, as well as some of its most spectacular villains

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