| The Second World War Contributor(s): Churchill, Winston S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 039541685X ISBN-13: 9780395416853 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $135.00 Product Type: Boxed Set - Other Formats Published: May 1986 Annotation: 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. From Britian's darkest and finest hour to the great alliance and ultimate victory, the Second World War remains the pivotal event in our century. Churchill was not only its greatest leader, but the free world's most eloquent voice of defiance in the face of Nazi tyranny. His epic account of those times, published in six volumes, won the Nobel Prize in 1953. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - General - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) |
| Dewey: 940.53 |
| Series: Second World War |
| Physical Information: 5.1" H x 8.1" W x 9.1" (9.20 lbs) 4736 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
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| Publisher Description: The definitive, Nobel Prize-winning history of World War II, universally acknowledged as a magnificent historical reconstruction and an enduring work of literature
From Britain's darkest and finest hour to the great alliance and ultimate victory, the Second World War remains the most pivotal event of the twentieth century. Winston Churchill was not only the war's greatest leader, he was the free world's singularly eloquent voice of defiance in the face of Nazi tyranny, and it's that voice that animates this six-volume history. Remarkable both for its sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, it begins with The Gathering Storm; moves on to Their Finest Hour, The Grand Alliance, The Hinge of Fate, and Closing the Ring; and concludes with Triumph and Tragedy. |
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. |