Closing The Ring by Winston S. Churchill

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is the 5th volume in Churchill’s 6-volume history of World War II. This covers the period of the Allies going over to the offensive, with Mussolini falling, Soviet Russia pushing west, the US and UK invading Italy, and Japan losing its grip on the territories it had conquered.

It is valuable as a view from a participant in the events of the war. As Churchill once said “History will be kind to me for I intend to write it,” and he did do just that. That said, while he was a participant, this is clearly not a disinterested reading of history, and should be looked at with a small grain of salt, and supplemented with good collection of works from professional historians if you want a more balanced view. Churchill is always concerned to make himself look good, so you need to keep that in mind. Still, he is such a good writer that I enjoyed the whole series.

I listened to this as an audio book.



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