The Grand Alliance: The Second World War

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Grand Alliance: The Second World War
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Winston Churchill
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:848
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreBritish and Irish History
Second world war
ISBN/Barcode 9780141441740
ClassificationsDewey:940.53
Audience
General
Edition 3rd edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication Date 5 May 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War. Lucid, dramatic, remarkable both for its breadth and sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, it is universally acknowledged as a magnificent reconstruction and is an enduring, compelling work that led to his being awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. The Grand Alliance 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 that shaped the outcome of the War.

Author Biography

Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965) was prime minister of Great Britain from 1940 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1955. A prolific writer, whose works include The Second World War and A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953.