Alliance: The Inside Story of How Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill Won One War and Began Another

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The gripping, behind-the-scenes, true account of a critical time in modern history, brought to new life through the accounts of three remarkable men at its core.

The history of the Second World War is typically told through its decisive battles and campaigns. But behind the front lines, behind even the command centers of Allied generals and military planners, a different level of strategic thinking was taking place. Throughout the war, ...
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Overview

The gripping, behind-the-scenes, true account of a critical time in modern history, brought to new life through the accounts of three remarkable men at its core.

The history of the Second World War is typically told through its decisive battles and campaigns. But behind the front lines, behind even the command centers of Allied generals and military planners, a different level of strategic thinking was taking place. Throughout the war, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin—the “Big Three”—met in various permutations and locations to hash out ways to defeat Nazi Germany. And, just as important, to determine the shape of the postwar world.

Focusing on the riveting interplay between these three larger-than-life personalities, Jonathan Fenby’s vivid narrative ranges from the great conferences at Tehran and Yalta to a secret shipboard meeting in a deserted Newfoundland cove, from late-night vodka-fueled sessions in the Kremlin to summer picnics at the presidential estate. Through a rich assortment of original documents, telling anecdotes, and detailed character portraits, we learn how this remarkable alliance was constructed and maintained, and how it finally crumbled, introducing the world to a new kind of “cold” warfare.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781596922532
  • Publisher: MacAdam/Cage
  • Publication date: 9/1/2007
  • Pages: 475
  • Sales rank: 1,280,320
  • Product dimensions: 6.20 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 1.60 (d)

Meet the Author

Jonathan Fenby has written ten books on various international topics and is the former editor of the Observer in Britain and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. In the 1970s he served as the Asia bureau chief for Reuters, and he has also held senior editorial posts at the Economist, the Guardian, and the Independent. Fenby is frequently featured on CNN, the BBC, and other broadcast outlets and has been honored by both Britain and France for services in journalism. He now lives in London, where he edits an analytical service on China.
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Table of Contents


Acknowledgements     xi
Prologue: Dinner in Teheran, 29 November 1943     1
Buffalo, Bear and Donkey     5
The First Summit: Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, 9-12 August 1941     31
Uncle Joe: Moscow, September 1941     64
World War: Washington, Chequers, Moscow, Chungking, Rome, Berlin, 6-12 December 1941     77
Four Men Talking: Moscow, Washington, London, 9 December 1941-14 January 1942     85
Undecided: London, Washington, January-April 1942     103
The Commissar Calls: Moscow, London, Washington, May-June 1942     117
Torch Song: Hyde Park, Chungking, Washington, London, June-July 1942     126
Midnight in Moscow: Moscow, August 1942     138
As Time Goes By: North Africa, Moscow, Casablanca, October 1942-January 1943     158
Stormy Weather: Washington, Moscow, London, Hyde Park, Quebec, January-August 1943     181
Russian Overture: Moscow, October 1943     203
Pyramid: Cairo, 21-26 November 1943     213
Over the Rainbow: Teheran, 28 November-1 December 1943     226
Ill Wind: Cairo, Tunis, Carthage, Washington, December 1943-May 1944     263
Triumph and Tragedy: London, Washington, Normandy, Paris, Warsaw, June-September 1944     284
The Plan: Washington, Quebec, 12-16 September 1944     302
Percentage Points: Moscow, 9-18 October 1944     322
Red Blues: London, Washington, Moscow, Athens, Paris, Chungking, November 1944-January 1945     336
Yalta: Malta, the Crimea, 30 January-15 February 1945     349
Death at the Springs: Suez Canal, Washington, London, Warm Springs, 15 February-12 April 1945     385
Journey's End: Potsdam, 17 July-2 August 1945     401
Source Notes     421
Bibliography     445
Index     453
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