The Second World War, Volume 2: Their Finest Hour - Hardcover

Winston S.Churchill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 039507536X ISBN 13: 9780395075364

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1981

Synopsis

HARD COVER BOOK 1st EDITION 1949 IN EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR AGE INCLUDING THE INTERIOR OF THE BOOK WITH DUSTJACKET THE SECOND WORLD WAR VOLUME 2: Their Finest Hour by WINSTON S CHURCHILL - Published by CASSELL & CO LTD Description of book: Dealing with war on a giant scale, THE GRAND ALLIANCE focuses on events as Britain, after fighting a desperate battle alone, was joined in the struggle against the enemy by Soviet Russia and the United Sates. Hitler's invasion of Russia brought to an end a period of almost exactly a year during which Britain and her Empire had stood alone. Six months later, the United States, attacked by Japan, joined the war and the Grand Alliance was born. It was a momentous turn in the course of the war and Sir Winston Churchill noted, 'United we could subdue everybody else in the world. Many disasters, immeasurable cost and tribulation lay ahead, but there was no more doubt about the end.'

About this title

Product Description:

The former British prime minister describes his first year in office in 1940 and the problems he faced with World War II

About the Author:

Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965) was prime minister of Great Britain from 1940 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1955. A prolific writer, whose works include The Second World War and A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 039507536X
• ISBN 13: 9780395075364
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 684