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"The Second World War dwarfs in scale the scanty memoirs of great figures of the past. The imagination boggles at the task of finding a just comparison... The events would have made the narrative great even if the writer had not had Churchill's gift of style. But the style matches the occasion." - "TLS"
"That the acclamation has been even greater than might have been anticipated is the measure of his unique achievement - to have given the authority and the majesty of history to the stuff of his own times." - "Daily Telegraph"
"He is not writing history so much as reliving it - with its animosities still remembered, its wounds still smarting. This is a story told while the sweat and shock of mortal combat are still upon the teller." - "Evening Standard"
"That the acclamation has been even greater than might have been anticipated is the measure of his unique achievement - to have given the authority and the majesty of history to the stuff of his own times." - "Daily Telegraph"
"He is not writing history so much as reliving it - with its animosities still remembered, its wounds still smarting. This is a story told while the sweat and shock of mortal combat are still upon the teller." - "Evening Standard"
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The abridgement of Churchill's classic six-volume history of the Second World War.
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45 of 47 people found the following review helpful
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Brilliant!
See the Second World War through the eyes of the greatest wartime leader ever. Recall his thoughts on Britain's 'Finest Hour' and find out about what frightened him during the war. If you are a budding historian or even a professional this is the book for you. Although it is abridged it is still a compelling read.
Read it as a tribute to the great man himself.
See the Second World War through the eyes of the greatest wartime leader ever. Recall his thoughts on Britain's 'Finest Hour' and find out about what frightened him during the war. If you are a budding historian or even a professional this is the book for you. Although it is abridged it is still a compelling read.
Read it as a tribute to the great man himself.
26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is every bit an edge of your seat read, if it were fiction it would be up there with Lord of Rings, in both detail and length!!!
This book guides you through the political and military history from the end of the First World War, which shaped the world of sanctions, trade and political will, right through to the after affects in the 1950’s.
It shows where political judgement at one moment affected the future time and time again. This is interwoven with a detailed examination of the military facts, some tragic, some heroic that are the consequence of them.
The style of Churchill is one of detail and plot, which makes for an easy read, allowing a solid grasp of the plot, as well as an understanding of views of all the main players, through his eyes.
A fantastic read and thoroughly recommended, simply a terrible shame that it is all fact and not fiction!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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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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Fabulous!
Bought this book for my sister, received it really quickly. It is a fantastic book for the price and from what my sister has been telling me a great book for anyone interested in... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mary69
Great book from the best possible perspective!
A very good account of winston churchills experiences during world war 2 and a detailed account of most of the important political and military events of the war. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Adam Stacey
the war so easy to avoid
Literary quality of Winston Churchill it's impossible to judge for me, as English, it's clear, isn't my mother tongue. Read more
Published on 11 April 2008 by Carlos Vazquez Quintana
Awesome
A comprehensive collection of Churchill's history of the Second World War. A fantastic combination of historical fact, 'behind the scene' views of some of the most important... Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2007 by A. M. Chatterton
A limited perspective
If you want a book which providing an overall perspective of WW2 - don't get this.
This is really part history, part apologia and part autobiography. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2005 by Jints
Fantastic !
I came to this having already the war diary of Lord Alanbrooke - Churchill's military chief of staff for much of the war - and I initially wondered where this would be Churchill's... Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2003 by Dave Brooke
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