Winston S. Churchill - Mémoires sur la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale (Complet: 3 Vols) - 1951-1957

Memoirs of the Second World War - Winston S. Churchill - Complete. 6 Volumes spread over 3 substantial volumes - A monumental work that earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature - It is at once an exceptional historical testimony, a political autobiography, and a literary manifesto written by the former British Prime Minister, a principal actor in the conflict -
Editions Le Sphynx, Brussels 1951; 1952; 1954 -
All copies are numbered: Copy No. 2984 - Full morocco burgundy bindings, upper boards titled in gold and illustrated with Churchill's portrait framed by a gold circle, spine with title and volume numbers in gold, boards and endpapers burgundy, 522+710+770 pages, format: 32 x 26 cm -
Abundantly and richly illustrated with heliogravure reproductions, produced by S.A. Rotogravure d'Art in Brussels - Volume 1.) 30 Maps / Volume 2.) 44 Maps / Volume 3.) 69 Maps -
Very well preserved copy. In Like New, Impeccable condition -
- Volume I.) The Storm Approaches -
Book 1.) From One War to Another: the follies of the victors - the apogee of peace 1922-1931 - the danger lurks - Adolf Hitler - the lost years 1931-1935 - the sky darkens - loss of air parity 1934-1935 - provocation and response 1935 - air and sea problems 1935-1939 - sanctions against Italy 1935 - Hitler strikes 1936 - between peace and war 1936-1937 - Germany armed 1936-1938 - Mr. Eden at the Foreign Office. his resignation - the violation of Austria February 1938 - Czechoslovakia - the Munich tragedy - the Munich winter - Prague, Albania and the guarantee to Poland January-April 1939 - the Soviet enigma - threshold of war - Appendices A,B,C,D -
Book 2.) The Funny War: the war - the blemish of the Admiralty - the collapse of Poland - the problems of the War Cabinet - the French Front - the struggle grows fiercer - the magnetic mine November-December 1939 - the Battle of the Rio de la Plata - Scandinavia and Finland - dark winter - before the storm March 1940 - the shock at sea April 1940 - Narvik - Trondheim - our difficulties in Norway - end of the campaign in Norway - the fall of the government -
- Volume II.) The Grim Hour -
Book 1.) the Fall of France: the National Unity - the Battle of France. first week: Gamelin 10-16 May - the Battle of France. second week: Weygand 17-24 May - the Dunkirk evacuation 26 May-4 June - the salvage of the spoils - return to France 4-12 June - the defense of the homeland. June - the agony of France - the Armistice at Bordeaux - Admiral Darlan and the French fleet. Hers-el-Kebir - the instrument of counter-attack - cornered. July 1940 -
the invasion problem - Operation Sea Lion - Appendix A - Table of Maps -
Book 2.) Britain Alone: the Battle of Britain - the Blitz - London can take it - the war of the wizards - American destroyers and Caribbean bases - Egypt and the Middle East - the route to the Mediterranean - the critical hours of September - Dakar - Eden's mission - relations with Vichy and with Spain - Mussolini attacks Greece - Lend-Lease - Germany and Russia - dangers of the ocean - victory in the Desert - Appendices -
- Volume III.) The Grand Alliance: Preface -
Book 1.) Russia Invaded: our Soviet ally - a lull in Africa: the defense of Tobruk - my meeting with Roosevelt - the Atlantic Charter - aid to Russia - Persia and the Middle East - the development of British power - closer contacts with Russia - the route to take - Operation Crusader - Japan - Pearl Harbor - journey into a world at war - the proposed plan for the conduct of the war - Washington and Ottawa - Anglo-American agreements - return to the tempest - Appendices -
Book 2.) America at War: the Desert and the Balkans - the extension of the war - the Blitz and the Counter-Blitz - the war in the Mediterranean - conquest of the Italian colonial empire - we decide to aid Greece - the Battle of the Atlantic 1941, Western landings - the Battle of the Atlantic 1941, American intervention - Yugoslavia - the Japanese envoy - our flank in the desert, Rommel, Tobruk - the Greece campaign - Tripoli and Operation Tiger - the revolt in Iraq - Crete: Prelude - the Battle of Crete - the fate of the Bismarck - Syria - final effort by General Wavell: Operation Battleaxe - the Soviet Nemesis - Appendices -
- Volume IV.) The Turning Point of Fate: Preface -
Book 1.) the Japanese rush: grave concerns in Australia - a desert failure - harsh punishment in Malaya - a vote of confidence - ministerial reshuffle - the fall of Singapore - the paradise of submarines - loss of the Dutch Indies - the invasion of Burma - Ceylon and the Bay of Bengal - the tonnage shortage - India, the Cripps Mission - Madagascar - American naval victories, the Coral Sea and Midway - Arctic convoys - the ether offensive - Malta and the Desert - a second front at once - Molotov's visit - natural selection in strategy - Rommel attacks - my second visit to Washington - the no-confidence motion - Appendices -
Book 2.) Africa Saved: the Eighth Army Battered - Operation Torch decided - my journey to Cairo. Changes in command - Moscow. first meeting - Moscow. personal relations are forged - back to Cairo - Torch takes its definitive form - a painful waiting - the Soviet thanks - the Battle of El Alamein - the torch is lit - the Darlan affair - issues raised by victory - an essential meeting - the Casablanca Conference - Adana and Tripoli - return and illness - Russia and the Western Allies - the victory in Tunisia - my third visit to Washington - issues of war and peace - the goal: Italy - Appendices -
- Volume V.) The Eagle's Trap Closes: Preface -
Book 1.) Italy capitulates: mastery of the seas. Guadalcanal and New Guinea - the conquest of Sicily, July and August 1943 - the fall of Mussolini - heading West: the artificial harbours - the Quebec Conference "Quadrant" - Italy: the Armistice - new stay at the White House - the Battle of Salerno. Homeward journey - stay in the country - strained relations with General de Gaulle - the axis broken. Autumn 1943 - loot from the Aegean islands - Hitler's secret weapon - the third front at a standstill - resumption of Arctic convoys - Foreign Ministers Conference in Moscow - the three-party conference plans come to fruition. The major commands - Appendices -
Book 2.) From Tehran to Rome: Cairo - the Tehran Conference: opening - conversations and conferences - the Tehran Conference: the crucial day - the Tehran Conference: the conclusions - return to Cairo. The High Command - in the ruins of Carthage. Anzio - to Marrakech. Convalescence - Marshal Tito and Yugoslavia - the Anzio operation - the Italian campaign: Cassino - the development of air offensive - the Greek torment - in Burma and beyond - strategy against Japan - preparations for Overlord - Rome. May 11-June 9 - the eve of battle - Appendices -
- Volume VI.) Triumph and Tragedy - Preface -
Book 1.) the victory: D-Day - from Normandy to Paris - the bombing by uncrewed aircraft - should we attack in southern France? - convulsions in the Balkans: Russian victories - Italy and the landing in Southern France - Rome: the Greek problem - the summer offensive of Alexander - the Warsaw martyrdom - the second Quebec Conference - advance in Burma -
the Battle of Leyte - liberation of Western Europe - preludes to a visit to Moscow -
october in Moscow - Paris - return offensive in the Ardennes - the British intervention in Greece - Christmas in Athens - preparation for a new conference - Appendices -
Book 2.) The Curtain of Iron -
Yalta: plans for world peace - Russia and Poland: the Soviet promise - Yalta: the end - crossing the Rhine - the Polish quarrel - Soviet suspicions - divergences in Western strategic conceptions - the moment of truth: the death of Roosevelt - the strains with Russia deepen - the final advance - Alexander’s victory in Italy - the German capitulation - a difficult transition period - the abyss opens - end of the coalition government - a fateful decision - Japan's defeat - Potsdam: the atomic bomb - Potsdam: the Polish borders - end of my narrative - Appendices -