First edition. "Perhaps the most comprehensive accounts of the Second World War. Contains maps, charts, copies of correspondence, lists of meeting and a vast array of relative information." Publishers black cloth, gilt titles to spine. Decorative endpapers. In-text and fold-out maps. Lovely set. Volume I. 1948. The Gathering Storm. xix, 724 pages. Name on inside. Volume II. 1949. Their Finest Hour. xvii, 684 pages. Volume III. 1950. The Grand Alliance. xviii, 818 pages. Volume IV. 1951. The Hinge of Fate. xviii, 917 pages. Volume V. 1952. Closing the Ring. xviii, 673 pages. Volume VI. 1954. Triumph and Tragedy. xviii, 716 pages. "Churchill's ability as a writer, or as a painter far out-weighted his military ability. His early military career was nothing short of a disaster and helped contribute to countless and unnecessary deaths. With the outbreak of the Second World War his past was soon forgotten as he morphed spectacularly into the role of statesman and saviour." "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an Iron Curtain has descended across the Continent." Shipped and insured [courier liability] with DHL Express. N.B. Remote Areas and Island Destinations incur an additional shipping costs of €19.50 levied by the Courier company. Please do not bid unless you are prepared to make this payment should it apply to your address otherwise books cannot ship.