The Hinge of Fate: The Second World War Volume 4

Author(s): Winston Churchill

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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 Hinge of Fate describes how the tide of the war gradually turned for Britain and its allies from constant defeat to almost unbroken successes Japan's successful assault on the Pacific, Britain's attempts to aid a beleaguered Russia and the defeat of Rommel at the Battle of Alamein.

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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.

General Fields

  • : 9780141441757
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
  • : 0.66
  • : April 2005
  • : 198mm X 131mm X 41mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Winston Churchill
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : English
  • : 940.53
  • : 960
  • : Illustrations, maps