The Second World War

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Covers the problems confronted by Churchill as he becomes Prime Minister, the Battle of France, the story of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, and the rebuilding of England's Army.

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Title Statements

Full title :The Second World War. / Winston S. Churchill.

Summary

Covers the problems confronted by Churchill as he becomes Prime Minister, the Battle of France, the story of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, and the rebuilding of England's Army.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1949

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Published in association with the Cooperation Publishing Company, Inc. [by] Houghton Mifflin Company
Place of Publication:Boston
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1949

The Physical Object

Description:xvi, 751 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 23 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780395075364, 039507536X, 9780395410561, 0395410568
oclc:on1182798655
LC Classification:D743
Dewey Decimal:940.53

The National Coalition -- The Battle of France, the first week. Gamelin -- The Battle of France, the second week. Weygand -- The march to the sea -- The deliverance of Dunkirk -- The rush for the spoils -- Back to France -- Home defense. June -- The French agony -- The Bordeaux armistice -- Admiral Darlan and the French fleet. Oran -- The apparatus of counter-attack -- At bay -- Invasion problem -- Operation Sea Lion -- The Battle of Britain -- The Blitz -- "London can take it" -- The wizard war -- United States destroyers and West Indian bases -- Egypt and the Middle East. 1940 -- The Mediterranean passage -- September tensions -- Dakar -- Mr. Eden's mission -- Relations with Vichy and Spain -- Mussolini attacks Greece -- Lend-lease -- Germany and Russia -- Ocean peril -- Desert victory.

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