True First Edition. Scarce set. Complete with original dust-jackets detailing price and scope of publication. "One of 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." Dust-jackets with Churchill's initials and titles [minor wear]. Publishers black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Decorative endpapers. Colour top page-blocks. In-text and fold-out maps. Name on inside. Lovely set overall. Volume I. 1948. The Gathering Storm. xv, 640 pages. 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." These prophetic words were part of a speech Churchill gave in 1946 at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, USA. Shipped and insured [courier liability] by recorded delivery with UPS.