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The Stalin affair : the impossible alliance that won the war /

"From international bestselling historian Giles Milton comes the remarkable true story of the motley group of allied men and women who worked to manage Stalin's mercurial, explosive approach to diplomacy during four turbulent years of World War II. In the summer of 1941, Hitler did the unt...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Milton, Giles (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2024.
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
Harriman, W. Averell > (William Averell), > 1891-1986.
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953.
Churchill, Winston, > 1874-1965.
World War, 1939-1945 > Diplomatic history.
Soviet Union > Relations > United States.
United States > Relations > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Relations > Soviet Union.
World War, 1939-1945 > Soviet Union.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Eastern Front.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Histoire diplomatique.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > URSS.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Front oriental.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Shock Waves
  • Winston's Broadcast
  • Roosevelt Meets the Press
  • Stalin's Crisis
  • Part II: First Alliance
  • A Man Named Averell
  • Meeting Winston
  • A Deepening Friendship
  • Kathy and Churchill
  • Part III: Seeking Stalin
  • Seeking Stalin
  • Moscow Aflame
  • The Big Two
  • Meeting Stalin
  • Taking Flight
  • At Chequers
  • Part IV: A Fresh Start
  • Call Me Archie
  • In Stalin's Bunker
  • Spring Thaw
  • Old Bootface
  • Troubled Waters
  • Mission from Hell
  • A Battle of Wills
  • Stalin's Lifeline
  • Uncle Joe
  • Part V: Storm Clouds
  • Uncertain Allies
  • Ambassador Averell
  • The Deep End
  • The Real Moscow
  • In the Ruins of Stalingrad
  • The Big Three
  • Christmas in Moscow
  • Part VI: Darkness and Light
  • Into the Woods
  • Behind the Soviet Curtain
  • Sunshine in Moscow
  • D-Day
  • Poles Apart
  • Part VII: The Reckoning
  • The Face of War
  • Churchill's Naughty Document
  • Archie's Moscow Masseur
  • The Future of the World
  • Averell Goes Rogue
  • Afterlives.