Churchill, Winston S. (intro. by John Keegan), — THE SECOND WORLD WAR - Vol. I - The Gathering Storm.
Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1985, 1st in imprint, trade paperback, xxxiv, 724pp, maps in text, [iv] ads., photo pictorial panel upper wrapper, volume 1 of Churchill's classic history of WW2, quoting from his own minutes and letters, covering the military and political situation between WW1 and WW2 including his politcal exile while Hitler comes to power and Germany rearms, Churchill's pre-war warnings and his appointment to the Admiralty on declaration of war, joining the war cabinet, the early months and sending the BEF to France, the critical battle against the magnetic mine, the German raider Graf Spee and its support vessel the Altmark, the war between Russia and Finland, the proposed mining of Norwegian waters, the brief campaign in Norway and the German invasion of the Low Countries up to May 1940 when he became Prime Minister and formed a coalition government, a little rubbed at extrems., some creasing to wrappers, edges sl tanned, small ownership label half title, very good,
