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Publisher: G. P. Putnam's sons Format: Hardcover with Jacket
Published: 1939/08/25 Pagination: (i) - xii, (1) - (324)
Edition: 1st American Woods: A45
Impression: 1st Cohen: A111.2
Quantity Issued: 5750 Language: English
Printed In: Translator: Not Applicable
Country of Issue: USA Issue Price: $4.00

The first American edition retains the definitive set of 82 articles written by Churchill between March 1936 and May 1939 for the Evening Standard and the Daily Telegraph. Subsequent editions and translations eliminated varying numbers of the articles for either political or space reasons.

Contents

Preface
Foreword
March 13, 1936 - Britain, Germany and Locarno
April 3, 1936 - Stop it Now!
April 17, 1936 - Where do we Stand?
May 1, 1936 - How Germany is Arming
May 15, 1936 - Our Navy Must be Stronger
May 29, 1936 - Organise our Supplies
June 12, 1936 - How to Stop War
June 26, 1936 - Why Sanctions Failed
July 13, 1936 - Dusk Approaches
August 10, 1936 - The Spanish Tragedy
August 21, 1936 - Keep out of Spain
September 4, 1936 - Enemies to the Left
September 18, 1936 - A Testing Time for France
October 2, 1936 - An Object Lesson from Spain
October 16, 1936 - The Communist Schism
October 30, 1936 - Gathering Storm
November 13, 1936 - In Mediterranean Waters
November 27, 1936 - Germany and Japan
December 11, 1936 - The Pledge of France
December 28, 1936 - Mr, Baldwin's Revival
January 8, 1937 - No Intervention in Spain
January 22, 1937 - How to Meet the Bill
February 5, 1937 - Europe's Peace
February 19, 1937 - France Faces a New Crisis
March 5, 1937 - Germany's Claim for Colonies
March 22, 1937 - Rebuilding the Battle Fleet
April 2, 1937 - Can the Powers Bring Peace to Spain?
April 16, 1937 - The New Phase in India
May 7, 1937 - Germany and the Low Countries
May 13, 1937 - Defending the Empire
May 31, 1937 - America Looks at Europe
June 11, 1937 - The Rome - Berlin Axis
June 25, 1937 - "Vive la France!"
July 9, 1937 - The Ebbing Tide of Socialism
July 23, 1937 - Palestine Partition
August 6, 1937 - Anglo-Italian Friendship - How?
August 20, 1937 - A Plain Word to the Nazis
September 3, 1937 - The Wounded Dragon
September 17, 1937 - Friendship with Germany
October 1, 1937 - The Dictators Have Smiled
October 15, 1937 - War is not Imminent
October 29, 1937 - Yugoslavia and Europe
November 11, 1937 - Armistice - or Peace?
November 26, 1937 - Spain's Road to Peace
December 10, 1937 - What We Ask of the United States
December 23, 1937 - Panorama of 1937
January 7, 1938 - Britain Rearms
January 21, 1938 - What Japan Thinks of Us
February 4, 1938 - The Dusk of the League
February 17, 1938 - It's Not All Over Yet
March 4, 1938 - Carry On!
March 18, 1938 - The Austrian Eye-Opener
April 5, 1938 - Red Sunset in Spain
April 14, 1938 - The New French Government
April 28, 1938 - Britain's Deficiencies in Aircraft Manufacture
May 12, 1938 - Britain and Italy
May 26, 1938 - Japan Entangled
June 9, 1938 - National Service
June 23, 1938 - Shadows Over Czechoslovakia
July 6, 1938 - The Rape of Austria
July 26, 1938 - Thoughts on the Royal Visit
August 4, 1938 - The United States and Europe
August 18, 1938 - German Manoeuvres
September 1, 1938 - Is Air-Power Decisive?
September 15, 1938 - The European Crisis
October 4, 1938 - France After Munich
October 20, 1938 - Palestine
November 3, 1938 - The Japanese Burden
November 17, 1938 - The Morrow of Munich
December 1, 1938 - France and England
December 15, 1938 - New Lights in Eastern Europe
December 30, 1938 - The Spanish Ulcer
January 12, 1939 - The Anglo-German Naval Agreement
January 30, 1939 - Mussolini's Cares
February 9, 1939 - The Lull in Europe
February 23, 1939 - Hope in Spain
March 9, 1939 - Is It Peace?
March 24, 1939 - The Crunch
April 13, 1939 - Mussolini's Choice
April 20, 1939 - After President Roosevelt's Message
May 4, 1939 - The Russian Counterpoise
May 15, 1939 - The Anglo-Turkish Alliance
Epilogue

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