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Week of July 30, 1950

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THE GRAND ALLIANCE
Winston S. Churchill
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THE GRAND ALLIANCE

by Winston S. Churchill · Houghton Mifflin

12 wks on list

Dealing with war on a giant scale, THE GRAND ALLIANCE focuses on events as Britain, after fighting a desperate battle alone, was joined in the struggle against the enemy by Soviet Russia and the United Sates. Hitler's invasion of Russia brought to an end a period of almost exactly a year during which Britain and her Empire had stood alone. Six months later, the United States, attacked by Japan, joined the war and the Grand Alliance was born. It was a momentous turn in the course of the war and Sir Winston Churchill noted, 'United we could subdue everybody else in the world. Many disasters, immeasurable cost and tribulation lay ahead, but there was no more doubt about the end.'

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OF MEN AND MOUNTAINS
William O. Douglas
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OF MEN AND MOUNTAINS

by William O. Douglas · Harper and Brothers

5 wks on list

The author, Supreme Court Justice, William Douglas, recounts his adventures in the Cascade Mountains.

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.