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THE HINGE OF FATE
WINSTON CHURCHILL
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Copyright
The Hinge Of Fate
Copyright © 1950 by Winston Churchill
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© 2002 by RosettaBooks, LLC
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First electronic edition published 2002 by RosettaBooks
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ISBN 0-7953-0622-9
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Contents
eForeword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Book One
The Onslaught of Japan
1: Australasian Anxieties
2: The Setback in the Desert
3: Penalties in Malaya
4: A Vote of Confidence
5: Cabinet Changes
6: The Fall of Singapore
7: The U-Boat Paradise
8: The Loss of the Dutch East Indies
9: The Invasion of Burma
10: Ceylon and the Bay of Bengal
11: The Shipping Stranglehold
12: India — The Cripps Mission
13: Madagascar
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14: American Naval VictoriesThe Coral Sea and
Midway Island
15: The Arctic Convoys,1942
16: The Offensive in the Aether
17: Malta and the Desert
18: “Second Front Now!”April, 1942
19: The Molotov Visit
20: Strategic Natural Selection
21: Rommel Attacks
22: My Second Visit to Washington
23: The Vote of Censure
Book Two
Africa Redeemed
1: The Eighth Army at Bay
2: Decision for “Torch”
3: My Journey to Cairo:Changes in Command
4: Moscow: The First Meeting
5: Moscow:A Relationship Established
6: Return to Cairo
7: The Final Shaping of “Torch”
8: Suspense and Strain
9: Soviet “Thank You”
10: The Battle of Alamein
11: The Torch is Lit
12: The Darlan Episode
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