1929-1932 The Aftermath & The Unknown War

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

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.