**The first in Winston Churchill's monumental six-volume account of the
struggle between the Allied Powers in Europe against Germany and the
Axis during World War II.
**Told from the unique viewpoint of the former British prime minister,
The Gathering Storm is also the story of one nation's heroic role in
the fight against tyranny.
Having learned a lesson at Munich they would never forget, the British
refused to make peace with Hitler, defying him even after France had
fallen and it seemed as though the Nazis were unstoppable. What lends
this work its tension and power is Churchill's inclusion of primary
source material. We are presented with not only Churchill's
retrospective analysis of the war, but also memos, letters, orders,
speeches, and telegrams, day-by-day accounts of reactions as the drama
intensifies. We listen as strategies and counterstrategies unfold in
response to Hitler's conquest of Europe, planned invasion of England,
and assault on Russia. Together they give a mesmerizing account of the
crucial decisions made as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
The Gathering Storm covers the Treaty of Versailles, the rise of Adolf
Hitler, the capitulation of Munich, and the entry of Britain into the
war. This book makes clear Churchill's feeling that the Second World War
was a largely senseless but unavoidable conflict--and shows why
Churchill earned the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953, in part because
of this awe-inspiring work.
