Project Gutenberg 2019-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 471 Churchill, Winston 1874 1965 Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer, Sir Churchill, Winston Spencer Churchill, Sir Winston Spencer Churchill, Winston S. The World Crisis, Volume 1 (of 6) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Crisis Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The World Crisis, Volume 1 (of 6)" by Winston S. Churchill is a historical account written in the early 20th century that chronicles the events leading up to and including World War I, particularly focusing on the naval and military strategies of Britain during this tumultuous period. It captures Churchill's insights and experiences while he served as First Lord of the Admiralty, detailing Britain's strategies and decisions as tensions escalated among the great powers of Europe. The opening of the book presents a preface where Churchill discusses his unique perspective and responsibility during the pre-war years, reflecting on his tenure at the Admiralty from 1911 to 1915. He addresses the significant naval operations and challenges faced by Britain amid rising tensions with Germany, as well as the contrasting accounts from various military leaders and historians. The beginning sets a tone of accountability and determination, as he strives to present a candid narrative supported by direct evidence from his records. Themes of naval strategy, political maneuvering, and the catastrophic consequences of missteps are intertwined, painting a vivid picture of the time leading up to the Great War. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain D501 Text Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 1540674 2025-07-23T14:48:43.777223 text/html 1529474 2019-06-29T10:54:50 text/html 3279159 2025-07-23T14:49:07.661638 application/epub+zip 3287303 2025-07-23T14:48:48.473200 application/epub+zip 637668 2025-07-23T14:48:46.209211 application/epub+zip 3651004 2025-07-23T14:49:20.367557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3561126 2025-07-23T14:49:04.762630 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 920373 2022-09-27T03:06:37.743658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1317351 2025-07-23T14:48:40.365219 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1317643 2019-06-29T10:54:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19221 2025-07-23T14:49:20.559550 application/rdf+xml 8263 2025-07-23T14:48:46.415225 image/jpeg 1815 2025-07-23T14:48:46.315200 image/jpeg 468299 2019-06-29T11:00:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 3087626 2019-06-29T11:00:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 3131480 2025-07-23T14:48:43.951229 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia