The Grand Alliance |
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| Author:
| Churchill, Winston S. |
| Series title: | Winston S. Churchill the Second World Wa Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7953-1144-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Publisher: | RosettaBooks
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $17.99 |
Book Description:
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The Grand Alliance, the third volume of this work, describes the end of an extraordinary period in British military history in which that country stood virtually alone against the German onslaught. Two crucial events bring about the end of Britain's isolation and prove key turning points in the war against Hitler. The first is Hitler's well-documented decision to attack the Soviet Union. The second event is the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the entry of the United States into the war....
More DescriptionThe Grand Alliance, the third volume of this work, describes the end of an extraordinary period in British military history in which that country stood virtually alone against the German onslaught. Two crucial events bring about the end of Britain's isolation and prove key turning points in the war against Hitler. The first is Hitler's well-documented decision to attack the Soviet Union. The second event is the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the entry of the United States into the war. The Grand Alliance is formed.One of the most fascinating works of history ever written, Winston Churchill's monumental The Second World War is a six-volume account of the struggle of the Allied powers in Europe against Germany and the Axis. Patriotic as Churchill was, he managed to maintain a balanced impartiality in his description of the war. What is perhaps most interesting, and what lends the work its tension and emotion, is Churchill's inclusion of a significant amount of primary material. We hear his retrospective analysis of the war, to be sure; but we are also presented with memos, letters, orders, speeches, and telegrams that give a day-by-day account of the reactions-both mistaken and justified-to the unfolding drama. Strategies and counterstrategies develop to respond to Hitler's ruthless conquest of Europe, his planned invasion of England, and his treacherous assault on Russia. It is a mesmerizing account of the crucial decisions that have to be made with imperfect knowledge and an awareness that the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Churchill won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 due in no small part to this awe-inspiring work.