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The World Crisis: 1911–1914 (Winston S. Churchill World Crisis Collection) Kindle Edition
An absorbing history of the outbreak of World War I from a true insider’s point of view, the first volume of Winston S. Churchill’s five-volume The World Crisis is unsurpassed as both a historical and personal account of the earth-shaking events leading up to WWI. Beginning in 1911, when Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty, this report is based on thousands of his personal letters and memos.
Churchill’s epic series opens with a chilling description of the Agadir Crisis, and provides an in-depth account of naval clashes in the Dardanelles, one of Churchill’s major military failures. It takes readers from the fierce bloodshed of the Gallipoli campaign to the tide-turning battles of Jutland and Verdun—as well as the United States’ entry into the combat theatre. Written in powerful prose by a great leader who would also go on to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature, The World Crisis, 1911–1914 provides a perspective you won’t find anywhere else: a dynamic insider’s account of events that would shape the outcome of modern history.
“Whether as a statesman or an author, Churchill was a giant; and The World Crisis towers over most other books about the Great War.” —David Fromkin, author of A Peace to End All Peace
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherRosettaBooks
- Publication dateSeptember 23, 2013
- File size11976 KB
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''Whether as a statesman or an author, Churchill was a giant; and The World Crisis towers over most other books about the Great War.'' --David Fromkin, author of A Peace to End All Peace
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- ASIN : B07H18FWXR
- Publisher : RosettaBooks (September 23, 2013)
- Publication date : September 23, 2013
- Language : English
- File size : 11976 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 272 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #327,258 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #126 in World War I History (Kindle Store)
- #430 in History of United Kingdom
- #465 in World War I History (Books)
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About the author
Winston S. Churchill (1874-1965) has been called 'the greatest Briton'. An international statesman, orator, biographer, historian, author and Nobel Prize winner, his works remain in print with the world's leading publishers.
Educated at Harrow and Sandhurst, Winston spent several years in the army before becoming a newspaper correspondent and then an MP. His cabinet positions included First Lord of the Admiralty at the outbreak of the First World War and later Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Churchill became Prime Minister in 1940 and for five years led Britain though its 'finest hour'. Defeated in the July 1945 election, he was Leader of the Opposition until re-elected Prime Minister in 1951. He was knighted in 1953, the same year he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He stepped down as Prime Minister in 1955 and remained an MP until 1964.
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He begins his story several years before the war and continues in this vol to the end of 1914. Yes WSC is the prime character in the story and he obviously concentrates on the admiralty the most. Interesting, in spite of political differences, he in this vol has only generally nice things to say about his political opponents. It is also easy to see how he was unpopular with ranking navy officers. To some extent due to his much more intense work ethic.
In the years leading up to the war a great deal of the political infighting in the size of the royal navy and the building of specific ships and classes of ship becomes reality. I am reminded of some of the infighting during the Reagan build up.
Should the reader desire, extensive appendices of mostly naval documents covering everything from professional education, creation of a naval staff, and fleet sizing are available. Within the body of the text enormous amounts of official documents mostly written by WSC are include. If you are interested in the start up of WWI and how a democracy prepares for war, this is a great and worthy read. It also provides the views and many speeches and correspondence of one of the 20th centuries great men. I highly recommend this book and personally look forward to reading the second vol.
His political opinions and personal traits notwithstanding, WSC was an extraordinary man and a masterful writer.
The World Crisis, his History of World War I, (re-?)published in 1938 - his foreword is amazingly prescient - is on par with his Memoirs of WW2. I view both as absolute "must read" material for anyone interested in the period.
By all means read other authors, including some representing non-Allied and non-Western points of view, but do yourself a favor and also read Churchill. It's just too good to miss.
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Churchill's style is also brilliant, with strong images without ever being pompous.
This is a unique insight from a brilliant man at the nexus of the events and about real power. And reasoned, cold logical use of power.
Never read something quite like it...