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. / by Winston S. Churchill ; introduction, John Keegan

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):Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin Company
Place of Publication:Boston
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1949

Notes

Includes index.

Copyright renewed ©1976 by Lady Spencer Churchill

A reprint of the corrected "new edition" with Churchill's note dated January 10, 1950 (page xv).

The Physical Object

Description:xxiii, 683 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 20 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0395410568, 9780395410561
oclc:on1239736313
LC Classification:D743
Dewey Decimal:940.53

Book I: The fall of France. The national coalition -- The Battle of France, the first week -- The Battle of France, the second week -- The march to the sea -- The deliverance of Dunkirk -- The rush for the spoils -- Back to France -- Home defence -- The French agony -- The Bordeaux Armistice -- Admiral Darlan and the French fleet ; Oran -- The apparatus of counter-attack, 1940 -- At bay -- The invasion problem -- Operation "Sea Lion" -- Book II: Alone. 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 -- 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 -- APPENDICES: Minutes and telegrams, May-December 1940 -- Loss by enemy action of British, Allied, and neutral merchant tonnage -- Aircraft strength, Battle of Britain, 1940 -- Correspondence relating to Dakar between Mr. Churchill and Mr. Menzies -- List of operational code names -- List of abbreviations.

Subjects

Bataille d'Angleterre, Grande-Bretagne,… Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 Churchill, Winston Diplomatic history France France -- Histoire -- 1914-1940 France -- History -- 1914-1940 Great Britain Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Campagnes… Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Histoire … History Military campaigns World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Fr… World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic hist…