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Code name Arcadia : the first wartime conference of Churchill and Roosevelt /

The First Washington Conference, code named ARCADIA, was a secret meeting held the days immediately following the entrance of the United States into World War II, December 1941 to January 1942. It was the first meeting between the United States and Britain to determine military strategy. Franklin Ro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shortal, John F., 1951- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2021].
Edition:First edition.
Series:Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 167.
Subjects:
United States. > Joint Chiefs of Staff > History.
Combined Chiefs of Staff (U.S. and Great Britain) > History.
Washington Conference > (1st : > 1941-1942 : > Washington, D.C.)
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Congresses.
Combined operations (Military science) > Congresses.
World War, 1939-1945 > Diplomatic history.
United States > Military policy.
United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945.
United States > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Prelude to the Conference
  • The Conference Commences: First Impressions
  • Marshall Makes His Presence Known
  • Unity of Command and the Chiefs Coalesce
  • Conference Interlude
  • Final Discussions
  • Epilogue: Arcadia's Aftermath: The Emergence of the Combined Chiefs of Staff.