The Second World War : abridged edition with an epilogue on the years 1945 to 1957

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""I am perhaps the only man who has passed through the twosupreme cataclysms of recorded history in high executive office ... I was in thissecond struggle with Germany for more than five years the head of His Majesty'sGovernment. I write therefore from a different standpoint and with moreauthority than was possible in my earlier books. I do not describe it as ahistory, for that belongs to another generation. But I claim with confidencethat it is a contribution to history which will be of service to the future."" Sir Winston Churchill From the origins of the conflict, the rise of Hitler and th. Read more... Abstract: This volume of Churchill's history of World War II recounts the momentous events of 1941 surrounding America's entry into the War and Hitler's march on Russia - the continuing onslaught on British civilians during the Blitz, Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and the alliance between Britain and America. Read more...