The six-volume work of W. Churchill is a heroic epic of peoples who opposed the planetary danger, written by an outstanding politician, a scrupulous historian and a talented writer. This is a chronicle of the daily leadership of the country by a statesman whose contribution to the common cause of the victory of the anti-Hitler coalition is beyond doubt. These are reflections on the past, designed to serve as an edification for posterity. The first book publishes, in an abbreviated translation from English, volumes I and II of the memoirs and describes the events from 1919 to December 1940, which led to an unnecessary, according to the author, war, which could have been avoided .The second book publishes the third and fourth volumes of memoirs and describes events from January 1941 to June 1943: the invasion of Nazi Germany into the Soviet Union, the attack of militaristic Japan on the United States, the creation of an anti-Hitler coalition, the Allies' transition from defense to offense. In the third The book publishes the fifth and sixth volumes of memoirs and describes events from June 1943 to July 1945 - the surrender of Germany's allies, the Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam conferences, the landing of American, British and Canadian troops in Normandy, the defeat of Hitler's troops as a result of historical victories of the Soviet army and allies, the surrender of Germany. 4th edition. Topic of the volume: how the English-speaking peoples, through their indiscretion, frivolity and good nature, allowed the forces of evil to re-arm themselves. Topic of the volume: How the British people held the fortress alone until they who were half-blind did not become half-prepared Volume Topic How the British fought for their existence with the greatest difficulties until Soviet Russia and the United States were drawn into the great conflict Volume Topic How the forces of the grand alliance became predominant Volume Topic How Nazi Germany was isolated and attacked from all sides sidesTheme of the volume: How the great democracies won and thus were able to repeat the stupid things that almost cost them their lives