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The Second World War: Volume I -The Gathering Storm
The Second World War Volume I The Gathering Storm Author:Winston S. Churchill Part Two Of Two Parts Churchill's six-volume undertaking earned for its author the Nobel Prize for literature. This first volume covers the period from the Treaty of Versailles to Churchill's appointment as prime minister in 1940. During that time the Western democracies pursued policies that practically invited aggression. Churchill const... more »antly warned of danger, and when at last he became prime minister in 1940, he felt all his life had been a preparation for this hour.« less