The gathering storm

The gathering storm

Winston Churchill, 1874-1965

Book - 1985

Covers the period from the Treaty of Versailles to Churchill's appointment as Prime Minister in 1940.

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Subjects
Churchill, Winston, > 1874-1965.
1918-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Causes.
World War, 1939-1945 > Diplomatic history.
Diplomatic history.
Politics and government
War > Causes.
Europe > Politics and government > 1918-1945.
Europe.
Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin [1985]
Language
English
Main Author
Winston Churchill, 1874-1965 (author)
Other Authors
John Keegan, 1934-2012 (writer of introduction)
Item Description
"Mariner Books"--Cover.
A reprint of the corrected "new edition" with Churchill's note dated June 14, 1949 (page xv).
Copyright renewed 1976.
Includes an Introduction by John Keegan, ©1985.
Physical Description
xxiii, 724 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780395410554
  • The follies of the victors, 1919-1929
  • Peace at its zenith, 1922-1931
  • Lurking dangers
  • Adolf Hitler
  • The locust years, 1931-1935
  • The darkening scene, 1934
  • Air parity lost, 1934-1935
  • Challenge and response, 1935
  • Problems of air and sea, 1935-1939
  • Sanctions against Italy, 1935
  • Hitler strikes
  • The loaded pause-Spain
  • Germany armed, 1936-1938
  • Mr. Eden at the Foreign Office: his resignation
  • The rape of Austria, February, 1938
  • Czechoslovakia
  • The tragedy of Munich
  • Munich winter
  • Prague, Albania, and the Polish guarantee, January-April, 1939
  • The Soviet enigma
  • On the verge
  • War
  • The admiralty task
  • The ruin of Poland
  • War cabinet problems
  • The front in France
  • The combat deepens
  • The magnetic mine
  • The action off the river plate
  • Scandinavia, Finland
  • A dark New Year
  • Before the storm
  • The clash at sea
  • Narvik
  • Trondheim
  • Frustration in Norway
  • Norway: the final phase
  • The fall of the government.

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