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Winston Churchill: The World Crisis

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Winston Churchill: The World Crisis
<B>Winston Churchill: </B></I><B><I>The World Crisis</B></I></B></I> (London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1923-1931), first edition, in six volumes, 536, 557, 292, 589, 474, and 368 pages, marbled endpapers, top gilt edges, illustrated, fold-out maps, half-red-leather and red-cloth bindings with gold lettering and decorations, 8vo (6” x 9”). Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) was one of the most prolific writers of all time. <I>The World Crisis</B></I>, which covers World War I and its aftermath, was the first of his mammoth, multi-volume narrative histories which also include <I>The Second World War </B></I>(six volumes, 1948-53) and <I>A History of the English-Speaking Peoples</B></I> (4 volumes, 1956-58, but which he had begun writing during the 1930s). These ambitious works earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953. <I>The World Crisis</B></I> was sparked by attacks on Churchill in the memoirs of Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher, a British historian and Liberal politician, but eventually was expanded into a multi-volume history. The book blends military, diplomatic and political history with Churchill’s own justifications for his policies during World War I, therefore being more useful as a biographical work than a historical one. Nonetheless, <I>The World Crisis</B></I> is a substantial literary achievement and, like Churchill’s other works, a great read. These beautiful volumes are in near fine condition with some yellowing of the paper but no real flaws on the endpapers or bindings.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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