The Second World War - Six Volumes (Chartwell Edition)
by Churchill, Winston S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Minus
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Educational Book Company Ltd, 1951. 6 vols: The gathering storm; their finest hour; the grand alliance; the hinge of fate; closing the ring; triumph and tragedy. Preface & Note to the "Chartwell" edition pages dated 1948/1954; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1951; 1953, respectively. Red spines sunned and rubbed with rubbing and chipping to brown leather title labels, with some loss to label edges. Boards rubbed with occasional staining. Hinges cracked. Some foxing, mainly to prelims, owner name to ffep, vol 5 has some dampstaining and wrinkling to edges of prelims and first pages, otherwise content clean and bright.. Cloth. Good Minus. 4to.
Synopsis
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.'
Reviews
On Oct 16 2010, ElectricEel said:
There is no doubt that Winston Churchill was a great stylist, and if you can only read one history of World War II, you should probably read this one. On the other hand, although I don't know if there are any outright lies in this book, he does deem occasionally filter the truth to suit his political convenience.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookcase
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 68990
- Title
- The Second World War - Six Volumes (Chartwell Edition)
- Author
- Churchill, Winston S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Minus
- Publisher
- The Educational Book Company Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1951
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military;
- Size
- 4to
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
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