Eight years after William Manchester died at age 82, the third volume in his landmark “Last Lion” series on Winston Churchill will be published. Written by Paul Reid, working from Manchester’s beginnings, The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 will be published November 1 by Little, Brown. Amazon is taking pre-orders for the ebook only at the moment, with an agency price of $19.99. The book is listed as running 1,729 pages. No print price is listed yet.