THE ALLIES: Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, and the Unlikely Alliance That Won World War II By Winston Groom Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, (2018). First edition, first printing. First printing code ending in 1 to the copyright page. SIGNED by the Pulitzer Prize finalist and highly acclaimed historian and late author of FORREST GUMP. Two printed signature authenticity slips, from an independent bookshop in the author's home state of Alabama, laid in. Illustrated with maps and with numerous photographs on glossy b w plates. Drawing on historical archives, personal papers and letters, Groom provides the history, with private life details, of the political maneuvering, battles, relationships, military prowess, decisions and more that the threesome together worked to end WWII. Lovely SIGNED collectible. Fine, tight, firm and crisp in black boards with gilt embossed titles and stars to the spine, yellow-and-red headband and tail-band; in a fine dust jacket; original printed $30.00 price still intact to the front inner flap. Thick octavo; 464 pages; select bibliography; index. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!