He said several times: 'I will leave judgements on this matter to history-but I will be one of the historians.' To circumvent the rules against the use of official documents, he took the precaution throughout the war of having a weekly summary of correspondence, minutes, memoranda and other documents printed in galleys and headed 'Prime Minister's personal minutes'. When Churchill assumed office in 1940, he intended to write a history of the war then beginning. Writing Churchill during the Second World War The first edition appeared in six volumes later editions appeared in twelve and four volumes, and furthermore there is also a single-volume abridged version. The book was a major commercial success in Britain and the United States.

From a historical point of view the book is therefore an incomplete memoir by a leading participant in the direction of the war. He was unable to reveal all the facts, as some, such as the use of Ultra electronic intelligence, had to remain secret. Churchill was largely fair in his treatment, but wrote the history from his personal point of view.

Ĭhurchill wrote the book, with a team of assistants, using both his own notes and privileged access to official documents while still working as a politician the text was vetted by the Cabinet Secretary. Churchill labelled the 'moral of the work' as follows: 'In War: Resolution, In Defeat: Defiance, In Victory: Magnanimity, In Peace: Goodwill'. The Second World War is a history of the period from the end of the First World War to July 1945, written by Winston Churchill.

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