The Hinge of FateRosettaBooks, 11 במאי 2014 - 952 עמודים The British prime minister recounts battles from Midway to Stalingrad, and how the Allies turned the tide of WWII: “Superlative.” —The New York Times The Hinge of Fate is the dramatic account of the Allies’ changing fortunes. In the first half of the book, Winston Churchill describes the fearful period in which the Germans threaten to overwhelm the Red Army, Rommel dominates the war in the desert, and Singapore falls to the Japanese. In the span of just a few months, the Allies begin to turn the tide, achieving decisive victories at Midway and Guadalcanal, and repulsing the Germans at Stalingrad. As confidence builds, the Allies begin to gain ground against the Axis powers. This is the fourth in the six-volume account of World War II told from the unique viewpoint of the man who led his nation in the fight against tyranny. The series is enriched with extensive primary sources, as 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. Throughout these volumes, we listen as strategies and counterstrategies unfold in response to Hitler’s conquest of Europe, planned invasion of England, and assault on Russia, in a mesmerizing account of the crucial decisions made as the fate of the world hangs in the balance. “No memoirs by generals or politicians . . . are in the same class.” —The New York Times |
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AFRICA REDEEMED | 368 |
Appendices | 744 |
A List of Abbreviations | 747 |
B List of CodeNames | 748 |
C Prime Ministers Personal Minutes and Telegrams January 1942May 1943 | 750 |
D Singapore Defences Memorandum by General Pownall | 855 |
E Monthly Totals of Shipping Losses British Allied and Neutral 1942 | 860 |
F Promises about PostWar Conditions The Beveridge Report | 861 |
G Ministerial Appointments for the Years 1942 and 1943 | 863 |
H List of Some of the Senior Officers if the British and United States Forces holding High Appointments 194243 | 871 |
Index | 876 |
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