The Second World War Volume I: The Gathering Storm by Winston S. Churchill - 1955

CASSELL AND COMPANY LIMITED, 1949. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Cassell & Company, 1955. Hardcover. Good. 1955. Fifth Edition. 724 pages. No dust jacket. Black cloth. Volume I. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

London: Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1948. First U.K. Edition. fair to good. 640, maps, appendices, errata, index, small stains to boards, slight darkening to text. This book starts with the interwar years (1919-1939), and goes through the twilight war (September 3, 1939-May 10, 1940).

London: Cassell, 1983. ----# 010770 - The scan you see is the book you get. Black cloth with gilt, Red top edge, xix, 724 pages with diagrams and maps, Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Very Good Plus to Near Fine condition with some minor fading on spine, now in Mylar. Check out the scans. . 9th Edition 4th Impression. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo.

London: Penguin, 1985. 1st ed. thus. Fine. small octavo. stiff wrappers xxiii + 724pp., maps, index, Looks at WWI to date & Sept. 10 1939 - 10 May 1940

Cassell & Co 1949. SECOND REVISED EDITION, THIS VOL ONLY, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Black cloth titled in gilt on spine. xix, 724 pages includes Index. Maps & Diagrams. Gift inscription on Ffep. Foxing scattered throughout and on text block edges.

London: Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1950. Third Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Light wear to the book and priced jacket, bit of fading of the top edge stain. The uneasy period before the war and the beginning of the conflict in Europe. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Cassell & Co., 1949-1954. 1st edn (vol I new edn revised and reset 1949). 6 vols. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (boards a little discoloured and light spotting on page edges), no dustwrappers. Pp. various, illus with folding maps (inner hinge loosened at gutter of front endpapers of vol IV; previous owner's gift inscription on half title of vol I).

London: Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1948. "The Gathering Storm," the inaugural volume of Winston Churchill's seminal work, "The Second World War," presents a meticulously researched and analytically rigorous examination of the geopolitical landscape preceding the global conflict. Published in 1948, Churchill, drawing extensively from his tenure as Britain's Prime Minister during the war, navigates the intricate web of political maneuverings, diplomatic failures, and ideological tensions that precipitated the outbreak of hostilities. Through a dispassionate lens, Churchill scrutinizes the shortcomings of leadership and policy that allowed totalitarian ambitions to thrive unchecked, offering incisive commentary on the complexities of international relations. Grounded in historical documentation and personal observations, "The Gathering Storm" serves as a cornerstone in the study of the prelude to World War II, providing invaluable insights into the mechanisms of… Read More