This book is Churchill's masterpiece, which took him six years to complete after being voted out by the British people just after World War II, with 3.6 million words.
There is a large collection of government documents, meeting minutes, correspondence, personal preservation materials, and more than 200 pictures of precious historical materials, which are vast and magnificent. This book describes the major contemporary international events and processes from the early 1930s to the end of World War II, which is of great historical value.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, the former British Prime Minister, based on his personal experience, quoted a large number of government documents and personal records to describe the major international events from the early 1960s to the end of World War II, especially the political and military activities in Britain.
This book is divided into six volumes according to the time of the incident:
Gathering storm (19 19-1940 may)
Best moment (65438+May 0940-65438+ End 0940)
Major league (194 1 year)
The key to fate (1942-1943 may)
Closed loop (65438+June 0943-65438+June 0944)
Victory and Tragedy (1June 944-1August 945 World War II ended)
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Many national leaders have won Nobel Prizes, but they are basically Nobel Peace Prizes. Winston Churchill was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. As a man who made outstanding contributions to World War II, it is a pity that Churchill didn't win the Peace Prize. But Churchill won the Nobel Prize in Literature of 1953 with a Memoirs of World War II.
Speaking of this book, we have to start from the end of World War II. Churchill was only a wartime British prime minister, not a real prime minister. After the war, even Churchill himself mistakenly thought that he would be elected as the British Prime Minister without controversy. But Churchill was wrong. A mature country and rational citizens are a major feature of Britain. In the post-war British general election, Churchill's idea was not recognized by the people, so he was asked by the British people to step down with votes.
So much so that he later said in his book: "It is a sign of a great nation to be ungrateful to his great people."
After leaving office, Churchill spent six years completing this masterpiece. He is very literary and eloquent, with 3.6 million words, including a large number of government documents, meeting minutes, correspondence, personal preservation materials, and more than 200 pictures of precious historical materials. This book is rich in opinions and respects facts.
Although it is a memoir, Churchill made full use of his prose style and language skills to complete the "poetic" treatment of history. This book has distinctive features and is full of great realism. Once the first part was published, in the case of paper shortage in Britain, several editions were issued, reaching 265,438+0,000 copies, and Churchill stepped into the ranks of world literary elites in the 20th century.
For this reason, some people commented: "This is indeed a great book, which shocked people's hearts and left a faithful record for this process that influenced history. When people introduce Churchill, they are always used to talking about politicians, speakers and writers.
References:
World War II Memoirs _ Baidu Encyclopedia