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诺贝尔文学奖得主、英国前首相丘吉尔全景式历史巨著入选美国当代文库10020世纪百大英文非小说
一项文学奖本来意在把荣誉给予作者，而这一次却相反，是作者给了这项文学奖以荣誉。
瑞典文学院院士在为丘吉尔颁发诺贝尔奖时致辞
在黑暗的年代里，他的言语以及与之相应的行动，唤起了世界各地千百万人们心中的信念和希望在人类冲突的领域里，以前还从未发生过这样的事：如此众多的人都应该深深地感激一个人。
瑞典文学院院士利列斯特兰德
这确实是一本伟大的书，它撼动了人们的心灵，并为这段影响历史的过程留下了忠实记录。
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何其幸运，我们拥有这些珍贵的财产，它将会流传后世，让后人们阅读再三。
查尔斯韦博斯爵士
第二次世界大战回忆录是前英国首相温斯顿丘吉尔在第二次世界大战刚结束之后著作的六部书。他以二战时期英国首相的亲身经历，并引用大量政府文件和个人纪录，记述1930年代初到二战结束期间的主要国际事件，尤其是英国的政治和军事活动。
全书按事件发生时间分为六册：
第一卷《风云紧急》The Gathering Storm（1919年-1940年5月）
第二卷《最光辉的时刻》The Finest Hour（1940年5月-1940年底）
第三卷《伟大的同盟》The Grand Alliance（1941年）
第四卷《命运的关键》The Hinge of Fate（1942年-1943年5月）
第五卷《紧缩包围圈》Closing the Ring（1943年6月-1944年6月）
第六卷《胜利与悲剧》Triumph and Tragedy（1944年6月 -1945年8月世界大战结束）
1941年上半年，英国仍在北非、地中海、中东和大西洋上孤军奋战，损失军舰和商船共300万吨之巨，情势非常危急。罗斯福决定在冰岛设立基地，由美军参与护航。
4月13日，日苏签定中立条约；美日间有关太平洋问题的谈判却毫无进展，因为美方坚持日本先从中国撤兵。
6月22日，苏联突遭德军袭击，顷刻间西部边界就被全线突破，损失惨重。丘吉尔当初预期德、苏必将开战的时刻，终于到来。英国向苏军输送军火物资，改变了英国孤立作战的情势。
7月起，美国大力供应英苏所需军火；8月份，英、美通过大西洋宪章，奠定日后建立联合国的思想基础。
12月7日，日军偷袭珍珠港，重创美国太平洋舰队，德国向美国宣战，美国正式参战。丘吉尔所设想的英、美、苏三国的伟大联盟终于实现。
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The first volume of Churchill's Noble-Prize winning six-part chronicle of World War II. THE GATHERING STORM depicts the rise of Hitler and the indifference of the leaders of the European democracies to the clouds of the gathering storm. Churchill incorporate contemporary documentation and his own reminiscence in this opening memoir.
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Winston Churchill was not only a statesman and leader of historic proportions, he also possessed substantial literary talents. These two factors combine to make The Gathering Storm a unique work. The first volume of Churchill's memoirs, this selection is broken into two parts. The first, "From War to War," consists of Churchill's critical observations on the settlement of World War I and its place in the causes of the Second World War. The second volume contains letters and memoranda from the British government--of which Churchill was part--as the country plunged unprepared into war. This stands as the best of history: written as it was made, by the man who made it. 媒体推荐
"It is our immense good fortune that a man who presided over this crisis in history is able to turn the action he lived through into enduring literature." -- The New York Times
"It is our immense good fortune that a man who presided over this crisis in history is able to turn the action he lived through into enduring literature." -- Review
It is our immense good fortune that a man who presided over this crisis in history is able to turn the action he lived through into enduring literature. -- The New York Times Book Review, Anne O'Hare McCormick --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 作者简介
Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965) was prime minister of Great Britain from 1940 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1955. A prolific writer, whose works include The Second World War and A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953. 文摘
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Truman Wins
Harry S. Truman was the winner and the Chicago Tribune the loser in the 1948 Presidential election, when the newspaper mistakenly announced Truman's defeat based on early results. Crowing that "This is one for the books!" Truman celebrated the comeback with supporters in St. Louis.
JFK Assassination
President John F. Kennedy collapses in the back seat of his limousine after being fatally shot in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963. His wife Jackie and a Secret service agent both lean over, trying to aid the president. Lee Harvey Oswald killed the president with one shot from a sniper rifle
| ISBN | 0141441720 |
|---|---|
| 出版社 | Penguin Books Ltd |
| 作者 | Sir Winston S. Churchill |
| 尺寸 | 32开 |