Author: CHURCHILL, WINSTON, SIR (1874-1965)
Title: The Second World War / Winston S. Churchill [complete in 6 volumes]
Description: London : Cassell (1948-1954) 1948. First Edition. Near fine cloth copies in very good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrappers. Lacking dust wrapper for volume 5. Edge tear with minor loss to the dust wrapper of vol. 2. Internally. bright and clean with just some light marginal foxing scattered through prelim. pages. mainly to vol. 1. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Raymond W. Smith. with an inscription on the half title page of vol. 1. Further scans. images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 0 pages; 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. 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. Subjects: World War. 1939-1945 - Great Britain. World War. 1939-1945 - Diplomatic history. World War. 1939-1945 - Causes.Weight in Kg appr.:

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