The Second World War (Six Volume Boxed Set)

Winston S. Churchill

ISBN 10: 039541055X / ISBN 13: 9780395410554

Published by Houghton, Mifflin, Boston, 1985

About this Item

Softcover complete set in near fine condition with very light wear on the covers. The bottom corner of the back cover of Vol.I is bumped/creased and there is a crease on the spine. Volumes II-VI are in fine condition with uncreased spines. Pages in all six volume are clean, tight and unmarked. The slip case is in fair condition with a 2.5" tear along edge of the top panel near the opening and another partial 2"tear on the opposite edge. Please see all Images.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1743190300609

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Second World War (Six Volume Boxed Set)
• Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin, Boston
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 039541055X
• ISBN 13: 9780395410554
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

About this title

Synopsis

The first in Winston Churchill's monumental six-volume account of the struggle between the Allied Powers in Europe against Germany and the Axis during World War II.

Told from the unique viewpoint of the former British prime minister, The Gathering Storm is also the story of one nation's heroic role in the fight against tyranny.

Having learned a lesson at Munich they would never forget, the British refused to make peace with Hitler, defying him even after France had fallen and it seemed as though the Nazis were unstoppable. What lends this work its tension and power is Churchill’s inclusion of primary source material. We are presented with not only Churchill’s retrospective analysis of the war, but also memos, letters, orders, speeches, and telegrams, day-by-day accounts of reactions as the drama intensifies. We listen as strategies and counterstrategies unfold in response to Hitler’s conquest of Europe, planned invasion of England, and assault on Russia. Together they give a mesmerizing account of the crucial decisions made as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

The Gathering Storm covers the Treaty of Versailles, the rise of Adolf Hitler, the capitulation of Munich, and the entry of Britain into the war. This book makes clear Churchill’s feeling that the Second World War was a largely senseless but unavoidable conflict—and shows why Churchill earned the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953, in part because of this awe-inspiring work.

About the Author

Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965) has been called by historians "the man of the twentieth century." Prime Minister of Great Britain (1940-1945), Churchill won the Nobel prize for literature in 1953.