Closing the Ring: The Second World War
(Paperback, 5th edition)
Publishing Details
Closing the Ring: The Second World War
By (Author) Winston Churchill
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
1st June 2005
5th May 2005
5th edition
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Second World War
Modern warfare
940.53
Physical Properties
Paperback
704
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 30mm
480g
Description
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. Closing the Ring chronicles the period between June 1943 and July 1944 as the Allies consolidated their gains towards a drive to victory the fall of Mussolini, Hitler's secret weapon', the mounting air offensive on Germany, strategies to defeat Japan and the plans for D Day.
Author Bio
Winston 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.
