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PublisherHillsdale College Press

ISBN-100916308375

ISBN-139780916308377

eBay Product ID (ePID)234390900

Product Key Features

Book TitleChurchill Documents, Volume 19 : Fateful Questions, September 1943-April 1944

Number of Pages2752 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary / World War II, Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Europe / Great Britain / General, Historical

Publication Year2017

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorMartin Gilbert

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height3.2 in

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-934101

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal941.084092

SynopsisFateful Question, September 1943 to April 1944 , is the third document volume to the seventh narrative volume, Winston S. Churchill: Road to Victory, 1941-1945 . The document volumes for the remainder of 1944 through 1965 are forthcoming. This volume relates Churchill's story from the invasion of mainland Italy to the canal preparations for Operation Overlord. During these eight months, Churchill traveled nearly 14,000 miles, wrote more than 1,800 pieces of correspondence, and delivered over a dozen speeches. As the tide of the war turned in favor of the Allies, Churchill focused his attention and energy on matters such as the Italian campaign and its early stagnation, the three major Allied conferences at the end of 1943, the bombing campaign executed by the British and Americans against the German homeland, and the desperate need for landing craft to deploy in the impending cross-Channel invasion. Also during this period, Churchill's involvement in the Soviet-Polish controversy displayed his nascent concerns over the influence of communism in post-war Europe. Despite the continuing destruction of war and uncertainty about upcoming operations, it was at long last possible to consider what the peace would look like. As Larry P. Arnn writes in the preface, Churchill's "early hope in the war was that Britain would conduct itself with honor and achieve its 'Finest hour,' and if that were done, victory might be achieved. Now the victory looked sure., Fateful Question, September 1943 to April 1944 , is the third document volume to the seventh narrative volume, Winston S. Churchill: Road to Victory, 1941-1945 . The document volumes for the remainder of 1944 through 1965 are forthcoming. This volume relates Churchill's story from the invasion of mainland Italy to the canal preparations for Operation Overlord. During these eight months, Churchill traveled nearly 14,000 miles, wrote more than 1,800 pieces of correspondence, and delivered over a dozen speeches. As the tide of the war turned in favor of the Allies, Churchill focused his attention and energy on matters such as the Italian campaign and its early stagnation, the three major Allied conferences at the end of 1943, the bombing campaign executed by the British and Americans against the German homeland, and the desperate need for landing craft to deploy in the impending cross-Channel invasion. Also during this period, Churchill's involvement in the Soviet-Polish controversy displayed his nascent concerns over the influence of communism in post-war Europe. Despite the continuing destruction of war and uncertainty about upcoming operations, it was at long last possible to consider what the peace would look like. As Larry P. Arnn writes in the preface, Churchill's "early hope in the war was that Britain would conduct itself with honor and achieve its 'Finest hour, ' and if that were done, victory might be achieved. Now the victory looked sure.

LC Classification NumberDA566.9.C5C5 2017