| Triumph and Tragedy Contributor(s): Churchill, Winston S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395410606 ISBN-13: 9780395410608 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1986 Annotation: From the Allied landings in Normandy in June 1944 the Second World War had only fourteen months to run. This final volume of the account covers events right up to the unconditional surrender of Japan. Churchill's six-volume history of World War II - the definitive work, remarkable both for its sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, universally acknowledged as a magnificent historical reconstruction and an enduring work of literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 940.53 |
| LCCN: 86144270 |
| Series: Second World War |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5" W x 7.7" (1.45 lbs) 710 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the Allied landings in Normandy in June 1944 the Second World War had only fourteen months to run. This final volume of the account covers events right up to the unconditional surrender of Japan. Churchill's six-volume history of World War II - the definitive work, remarkable both for its sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, universally acknowledged as a magnificent historical reconstruction and an enduring work of literature. |
Contributor Bio(s): Churchill, Winston S.: - 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. |