The Second World War
   
   
    
 
First edition in 6 volumes
 
   
   
    
Author
    
Winston Churchill and assistants
   
   
    
Country
    
United Kingdom
   
   
    
Language
    
English
   
   
    
Subject
    
Second World War
   
   
    
Publisher
    
HoughtonMifflin
   
   
    
 
Publication date
 
    
1948–1953
   
   
    
Awards
    
1953 Nobel Prize in Literature
   
  
 
 
The Second World War is a history of the period from the end of the First World War to July 1945, written by Winston Churchill.
 
 
 
Churchill labelled the "moral of the work" as follows: "In War: Resolution, In Defeat: Defiance, In Victory: Magnanimity, In Peace: Goodwill".
 
 
 
Churchill wrote the book, with a team of assistants, using both his own notes and privileged access to official documents while still working as a politician; the text was vetted by the Cabinet Secretary. Churchill was largely fair in his treatment, but wrote the history from his personal point of view. He was unable to reveal all the facts, as some, such as the use of Ultra electronic intelligence, had to remain secret. From a historical point of view the book is therefore an incomplete memoir by a leading participant in the direction of the war.
 
 
 
The book was a major commercial success in Britain and the United States. The first edition appeared in six volumes.
 
 
 
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket (Vol 4 has its dust jacket off)
 
 
 
  
   
    
 
First edition (hardcover) in six volumes
 
The Gathering Storm (1948)
 
Their Finest Hour (1949)
 
The Grand Alliance (1950)
 
The Hinge of Fate (1950)
 
Closing the Ring (1951)
 
Triumph and Tragedy (1953)
 
   
  
 
 
 
 
In Good Condition