The Second World War: The One-Volume Abridgement
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
A monumental history of the Second World War that draws on Churchill’s own experience of the conflict. It follows the war from military and political decisions to the diplomacy behind the scenes, combining memoir-like urgency with a sweeping historical narrative.
Work Information
A firsthand account of the war written by the man who led Britain through it.
A historical work that presents the war from Churchill’s own perspective, moving from battlefield developments to cabinet decisions and alliances. It reads as both a record of events and a personal account of the burdens of leadership.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Published
- 2002-04-23
- Pages
- 976 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 15.7 x 5.5 x 23.3 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780712667029
- ISBN-10
- 0712667024
- Price
- 2813 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/History/Military/World War II
Churchill’s history of World War II is, and will remain, the definitive work. This is Churchill’s own abridgement of his original six-volume history.
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) led Britain through WWII as Prime Minister. In his last years he was often described as “the greatest living Englishman.” He was knighted in 1953 and won the Nobel Prize for Literature the same year.
Reviews
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A great writer and a great leader
Winston Churchill's faults as a peace time politician have been well documented. His failings as a human being have also been pointed out. He was, by many accounts, exasperating, tireless, a control freak and he had an ego. You will get whiffs of all of that as you read this, his own abridgement of his account of the second world war. But what you will also get is the chance to sit on the man's shoulder as he directs the war, anaylyses his enemies, struggles with his own staff and fights to negotiate with Roosevelt and Stalin. Ok, it's not a comprehensive account of every aspect of the second world war, it is partly biography and does contain Winston's side of the story, but his ability and talent as a writer is amazing. You see the war through his eyes and how lucky we are that he took the time and trouble to write it all down so comprehensively. The unique perspective he gives us, explains in many cases, why things worked out the way they did. This is great taster to Churchill's talents as a writer and historian.
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I love Churchills writing and after all he lived the things ...
I love Churchills writing and after all he lived the things he is writing about! The books were in excellent shape but one of the slipcases was split along the seam. This was not reported prior to my purchase!
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Ein großer Staatsmann.
Sir Winston Churchill's Analysen und Standpunkte während des 2. Weltkrieges, sind auch heute noch ohne Zweifel eine Zusammenhänge erhellende bedeutende Lektüre.
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OUTSTANDING!!! A MUST READ !!
THESE 6 VOLUME FOLIO EDITION HARDCOPIES OF CHURCHILL'S WW2 MEMOIRS ARRIVED TODAY 4.11.2020.. THEY WERE WELL WORTH WAITING FOR !!!! THEY ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND THE FONT SIZE IS BEAUTIFUL. AS WE ARE ALL IN A BIG LOCKDOWN FROM THURSDAY I MAY IMMERSE MYSELF IN THESE MEMOIRS OF A GREAT STATESMAN....MY THANKS AND COMPLIMENTS TO NICHE BOOKS..
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Insightful and life like
Albeit an abridged version, it tells the story with sufficient detail and ease of reading like that of a page-turner novel. A must read!