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  • EDITION:
    1st Edition
  • ISBN:
    039541055X
  • ISBN-13:
    9780395410554
  • PUB. DATE:
    May 1986
  • PUBLISHER:
    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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The Second World War, Volume 1: The Gathering Storm / Edition 1 by Winston S. Churchill, John Keegan (Illustrator)

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Beautiful work.by Anonymous

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This is a beautiful synthesis of an age gone by. This book made me cry and laugh at the solemn passages and dark humor. Many parallels are found within these pages, connecting yesterday and today.

The damage that was done by disarmenment treaties and peace movementsby Fedya

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I just began reading the works of Sir Winston S Churchill and I find that this man possessed an uncanny form of insight and profound knowledge of events that were surrounding him and the nation he served. If this man held the position of prime minister of Britain from say, 1935 onwards I doubt Hitler would have been able to mass his army of world conquest!....This book is a must read for all people...

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The Second World War, Volume 1

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  • Pub. Date: May 1986
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Sales Rank: 158,056

Synopsis

The step-by-step decline into war, with Churchill becoming prime minister as "the tocsin was about to sound."

Steve Forbes - Forbes Magazine

John Keegan, eminent military historian (disclosure: he has contributed to our sister publication, American Heritage), has put together a brief biography that masterfully covers nearly all aspects of Churchill's illustrious career with knowledgeable insight and sympathy. Keegan writes with a sure hand of Churchill's remarkable military exploits, from his adventures in Cuba in the mid-1890s to his leadership of Britain during World War II. He fully displays the motive power of Churchill's magnificent writings and speeches, and leaves us awestruck by Churchill's strength of will throughout a lifetime of often debilitating illnesses and physical infirmities, as well as shattering career setbacks. Keegan's judgments are for the most part just, although many are debatable. He also gives proper recognition to Churchill's wife, Clementine. (2 Mar 2002)

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Biography

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.