The Second World War

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"The long task I set myself," says Sir Winston, "in writing the six volumes of the Second World War will now appear in an abridged form for the use of those who wish to know what happened without being cumbered with too much detail, especially military detail." Here, in a single book, is the essence of Sir Winston's personal story of the years between 1919 and 1945—the milestones to disaster from the Treaty of Versailles to Hitler's conquest of Poland, the 'phoney' war which ended with the Germán invasion of Scandinavia, the Fali of Francé and the Battle of Britain, the Bíitz, the struggle in the Desert, the amphibious operations in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, D-Day, the conferences between America, Great Britain and Soviet Russia, the casting of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the establishment of the Iron Curtain in Europe.
The workings both of European and American democracy and of the Marxist dictatorship are here displayed at top-level—the difficulties... Tovább

Fülszöveg

"The long task I set myself," says Sir Winston, "in writing the six volumes of the Second World War will now appear in an abridged form for the use of those who wish to know what happened without being cumbered with too much detail, especially military detail." Here, in a single book, is the essence of Sir Winston's personal story of the years between 1919 and 1945—the milestones to disaster from the Treaty of Versailles to Hitler's conquest of Poland, the 'phoney' war which ended with the Germán invasion of Scandinavia, the Fali of Francé and the Battle of Britain, the Bíitz, the struggle in the Desert, the amphibious operations in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, D-Day, the conferences between America, Great Britain and Soviet Russia, the casting of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the establishment of the Iron Curtain in Europe.
The workings both of European and American democracy and of the Marxist dictatorship are here displayed at top-level—the difficulties and mechanics of arranging and conducting summit conferences, the confusion of internat-ional misunderstandings, the clash and complications of personalities and personal differences, the strain on indi-viduals, the rivalries of professional and technical experts, and the reactions of the Press.
The Second World War closes with an Epilogue, specially written for this abridged edition, in which Sir Winston reviews the happenings of the last twelve years — the United Nations, N.A.T.O., American bomber-bases in Britain, nuclear weapons, disarma-ment, the upheavals in Asia, the emergence of Communist China, the war in Korea, the rise of Israel, the scene in the Middle East, and the prospects of the future. By compressing this tremendous story into the compass of one volume Sir Winston has rendered a further service to a worldwide public. Vissza