Author: CHURCHILL, WINSTON, SIR (1874-1965)
Title: The Second World War / Winston S. Churchill [complete in 6 volumes]
Description: Boston : Houghton Mifflin (1948-1953) 1948. First American Edition. Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; Physical desc.: 6 v. : illus. ; 22 cm. Contents: v. 1. The gathering storm. -- v. 2. Their finest hour. -- v. 3. The Grand Alliance. -- v. 4. The hinge of fate. -- v. 5. Closing the ring. -- v. 6. Triumph and tragedy. Subjects: World War. 1939-1945 - Great Britain. World War. 1939-1945 - Diplomatic history. World War. 1939-1945 - Causes. Summary: Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War. Lucid. dramatic. remarkable both for its breadth and sweep and for its sense of personal involvement. it is universally acknowledged as a magnificent reconstruction and is an enduring. compelling work that led to his being awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1953.Weight in Kg appr.:

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