Closing the RingThe fifth volume in Winston Churchill's magnificent history of World War II, the British prime minister and Nobel Prize winner recounts how the Allies took the fight to the enemy in this vivid historical account. Mussolini falls, Hitler is besieged on three sides, and the Japanese find it near impossible to maintain a grip on the territories they had recently overtaken. Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt work toward keeping their uneasy partnership moving in concert, and much of this volume is dedicated to describing the intricate negotiations that went on to sustain this partnership toward one single goal. This 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 a British prime minister, is also the story of one nation's heroic role in the fight against tyranny, enriched with fascinating primary sources. 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. Throughout these volumes, we listen as strategies and counterstrategies unfold in response to Hitler's conquest of Europe, planned invasion of England, and assault on Russia, in a mesmerizing account of the crucial decisions made as the fate of the world hangs in the balance. |
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Contents
Chapter Page I THE COMMAND OF THE SEAS GUADALCANAL AND NEW GUINEA | 3 |
Cumulative Gains and Losses of Merchant Ships Outside | 5 |
Merchant Ships Sunk by | 12 |
The SouthWest Pacific | 19 |
THE CONQUEST OF SICILY | 23 |
The Conquest of Sicily | 27 |
THE FALL OF MUSSOLINI | 40 |
WESTWARD HO SYNTHETIC HARBOURS | 61 |
THE OPENING | 302 |
XX | 317 |
THE CRUX | 331 |
CONCLUSIONS | 344 |
CAIRO AGAIN THE HIGH COMMAND | 361 |
IN CARTHAGE RUINS | 372 |
AT MARRAKESH CONVALESCENCE | 388 |
MARSHAL TITO AND YUGOSLAVIA | 408 |
QUADRANT | 72 |
THE ARMISTICE | 88 |
THE INVASION OF ITALY AT THE WHITE HOUSE AGAIN | 105 |
THE Battle of Salerno A HOMEWARD VOYAGE | 124 |
The Salerno Landing | 127 |
A SPELL AT HOME | 138 |
TENSIONS WITH GENERAL DE GAULLE | 153 |
THE BROKEN AXIS | 166 |
ISLAND PRIZES LOST | 180 |
The South Ægean Sea | 183 |
Leros | 197 |
HITLERS SECRET WEAPON | 201 |
DEADLOCK ON THE THIRD FRONT | 214 |
Operations SeptemberDecember 1943 | 217 |
ARCTIC CONVOYS AGAIN | 228 |
Operations in Russia JulyDecember 1943 | 232 |
FOREIGN SECRETARIES CONFERENCE IN MOSCOW | 247 |
ADVENT OF THE TRIPLE MEETING THE HIGH COMMANDS | 267 |
CAIRO | 287 |
XXVII | 424 |
Anzio | 427 |
CASSINO | 438 |
THE MOUNTING AIR OFFENSIVE | 456 |
XXX | 470 |
XXXI | 489 |
New Guinea | 491 |
MAPS AND DIAGRAMScontinued Page | 499 |
XXXII | 504 |
XXXIII | 514 |
The Coast of NorthWest Europe | 515 |
Normandy | 523 |
ROME | 528 |
Central Italy | 533 |
ON THE | 542 |
The Front in Russia JanuaryJune 1944 facing | 558 |
A List of Abbreviations | 561 |
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