The blast of war, 1939-1945
1967, First Edition. London, Melbourne : Macmillan. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #473225
Physical description; xvi, 765 pages frontispiece, 26 plates (including portraits), 4 maps 23 cm. Series; [Autobiography] ; v. 2. Notes; Map and table on endpapers. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references. "... second volume of autobiography..." book jacket. Contents; The first years. The first months ; The Russian thrust ; The winter war ; The Scandinavian campaign and the fall of the government ; Arming the nation ; The new allies ; The colonial empire at war -- The Mediterranean campaign. The French schism ; Allied force headquarters ; The Casablance Conference ; Force X ; After Casablanca ; The path to union ; The road to recognition ; The Italian surrender ; My French mission: the last phase ; Italy: friend or foe? ; 'Operation Anvil' ; From Algiers to Caserta ; The New Deal for Italy ; The liberation of Greece ; The Greek Rebellion: I. the battle for Athens ; The Greek Rebellion: 2. Peacemaking ; The end of the campaign ; The German surrender. Subjects; Macmillan, Harold (1894-1986). World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, British. World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain. Prime ministers Great Britain Biography. Great Britain Politics and government 1936-1945.
Price: €14.95