Author: Sir Winston S. Churchill
Title: The Aftermath & the Unknown War
Description: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929-1932. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first US editions of these important historical works from British statesman Sir Winston S. Churchill. Two volumes. First US edition. From The World Crisis, Churchill's account of the First World War. Written by Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, a British statesman, military officer, and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. This set contains: The Aftermath: 1918-1928, 1929. Illustrated with four folding maps and four in-text figures. Collated complete. Mainly concerned with reactions outside of the Peace Conference in the "halls of Paris and Versailles", with chapters on the conference, the League of Nations, and the Peace Treaties. The Unknown War: The Eastern Front, 1932. Illustrated with a frontispiece, seven plates, ten maps, one of which is folding, and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. Exploring the conflict between Russia and the two Teutonic empires and the agonies of Central Europe, arising in Vienna. From Bosnia and the murder of the Archduke to the ruin of all three houses: Romanov, Habsburg and Hohenzollern. With reference to Russia's withdrawal from the war in 1917. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spines with the odd small mark to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with minor age toning to the extremities. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Keywords: Aftermath Unknown War First World War Unknown World Crisis None


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