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Cargando... The World Crisis 1911-1918 [Abridged & Revised, in 1 Volume] (1931)por Winston S. Churchill
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Winston Churchill was a superb writer--What more can I say? It is a one volume summary of what was originally a five volume work. This particular volume covers the years 1911-1918 of World War. Sadly, it does not include "The Aftermath," the last volume and for that reason I can only rate it at four stars. Churchill began the conflict as Lord of the Admiralty, but came under pretty stiff criticism especially after Gallipoli. Hence it is written largely to justify his own actions during the war. He is careful not to criticize Lord Kitchener who was immensely popular at the time (and who died before the end of the war). Thus there is a certain amount of obvious spin on the narration. But it's a classic now, and a very great book. I wish I had time to read the unabridged version. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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The World Crisis is considered by many to be Winston S. Churchill's literary masterpiece. Published across five volumes between 1923 and 1931, Churchill here tells the story of The Great War, from its origins to the long shadow it cast on the following decades. At once a history and a first-hand account of Churchill's own involvement in the war, The World Crisis remains a compelling account of the conflict and its importance. Volume I covers the origins and earliest days of the war from 1911-1914, as well as the longer history of the collapse of the Great Power system from the Franco Prussian war onwards. Churchill here explores the international tensions over the Balkan states that triggered the conflict as well as the arms race between the British and German navies. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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To a degree it shadows his later work on the WWII memoirs was a correction of earlier faults this time round. As a man of war, he certainly saw the flaws in trying to prosecute a policy without enough power to ensure maximum effort. The WWII prime minister would much rather interfere too much than let a perceived good idea languish.
I read the unabridged four volume set. Twice. ( )