The Gathering StormHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 1948 - 724 pagina's The first in Winston Churchill's monumental six-volume account of the struggle between the Allied Powers in Europe against Germany and the Axis during World War II. Told from the unique viewpoint of the former British prime minister, The Gathering Storm is also the story of one nation's heroic role in the fight against tyranny. Having learned a lesson at Munich they would never forget, the British refused to make peace with Hitler, defying him even after France had fallen and it seemed as though the Nazis were unstoppable. What lends this work its tension and power is Churchill's inclusion of primary source material. We are presented with not only Churchill's retrospective analysis of the war, but also memos, letters, orders, speeches, and telegrams, day-by-day accounts of reactions as the drama intensifies. We listen as strategies and counterstrategies unfold in response to Hitler's conquest of Europe, planned invasion of England, and assault on Russia. Together they give a mesmerizing account of the crucial decisions made as the fate of the world hangs in the balance. The Gathering Storm covers the Treaty of Versailles, the rise of Adolf Hitler, the capitulation of Munich, and the entry of Britain into the war. This book makes clear Churchill's feeling that the Second World War was a largely senseless but unavoidable conflict--and shows why Churchill earned the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953, in part because of this awe-inspiring work. |
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... . Minute of September 12 , 1939 : Plan " Catherine " 626 H. New Construction and Reconstruction , October 8 and 21 , 1939 628 APPENDICES - continued I. New Construction Programmes , 1939-1940 J. xxii TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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Winston Churchill. APPENDICES - continued I. New Construction Programmes , 1939-1940 J. Fleet Bases , November 1 , 1939 K. Naval Aid to Turkey , November 1 , 1939 L. The Black - out , November 20 , 1939 M. The Magnetic Mine , 1939-1940 ...
Winston Churchill. APPENDICES - continued I. New Construction Programmes , 1939-1940 J. Fleet Bases , November 1 , 1939 K. Naval Aid to Turkey , November 1 , 1939 L. The Black - out , November 20 , 1939 M. The Magnetic Mine , 1939-1940 ...
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Inhoudsopgave
Chapter | 3 |
Europe 1921After the Peace Treaties | 7 |
LURKING DANGERS | 35 |
IV | 47 |
GERMANY ARMED 19361938 | 63 |
AIR PARITY LOST 19341935 | 99 |
CHALLENGE AND RESPONSE 1935 | 121 |
IX | 132 |
THE FRONT IN FRANCE | 421 |
Diagram of Scheldt Line and MeuseAntwerp Line | 432 |
THE COMBAT DEEPENS | 435 |
Scapa Flow Sinking of H M S Royal Oak | 441 |
THE MAGNETIC MINE | 448 |
THE ACTION OFF THE RIVER PLATE | 459 |
Diagrams illustrating the Action against the Graf Spee | 467 |
Hunting Groups in South Atlantic | 473 |
THE LOADED PAUSE SPAIN 19361937 | 186 |
The Hitlerite Aggressions | 265 |
XVII | 268 |
XVIII | 289 |
PRAGUE ALBANIA AND THE POLISH GUARANTEE | 305 |
THE SOVIET ENIGMA | 322 |
ON THE VERGE | 341 |
Chapter | 361 |
THE ADMIRALTY TASK | 376 |
Scapa Flow | 385 |
THE RUIN OF POLAND | 395 |
The German and Polish Concentrations September 1 1939 | 397 |
WAR CABINET PROBLEMS | 404 |
XXX | 478 |
Russian Attack on Finland December 1939 | 486 |
A DARK NEW YEAR | 494 |
BEFORE THE STORM | 512 |
THE CLASH AT | 528 |
NARVIK | 545 |
TRONDHEIM | 557 |
Narvik | 591 |
THE FALL OF THE GOVERNMENT | 593 |
MISCELLANEOUS | 603 |
E Comparative Output of Firstline Aircraft | 619 |
Plan Catherine | 626 |
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