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Forged in War Warren F. Kimball

Forged in War By Warren F. Kimball

Forged in War by Warren F. Kimball


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This authoritative portrait of the fateful friendship that was destined to save Western civilization draws on the two men's correspondence. It shows how critical their combined leadership was to the eventual Allied victory and how it laid the groundwork for the peace that followed.

Forged in War Summary

Forged in War: Roosevelt, Churchill, and the Second World War by Warren F. Kimball

An authoritative and entertaining portrait of the fateful friendship that was destined to save Western civilization. Drawing extensively on his intimate knowledge of the two men's correspondence, Mr. Kimball shows beyond all doubt how critical their combined leadership was to the eventual Allied victory and how it laid the groundwork for the peace that followed. "A compelling account, as penetrating as it is lively."-Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

Forged in War Reviews

Penetrating dual portrait. . . . Literate, lively, and informed. . . . Immensely documented, balanced, and intelligent, this is a most rewarding study. -- Michael D. Hull * World War II History *

About Warren F. Kimball

Warren F. Kimball is the Robert Treat Professor of History at Rutgers University and editor of the acclaimed three-volume correspondence of Roosevelt and Churchill.

Table of Contents

Part 1 The Players: "A Pugnacious Looking B[astard]" and "This Artist, This Seducer" 1 Part 2 "If Britian is to Survive" (September 1939-Septemeber 1940) 35 Part 3 "A Year of Indecision" (October 1940-June 1941) 63 Part 4 "History Has Recorded Who Fired the First Shot:" The Soviet Union and the United States Enter the War (June 1941-December 1941) 87 Part 5 "It is Fun to Be in the Same Decade with You" (December 1941-July 1942) 117 Part 6 "The End of the Beginning"-and the "Beginning of the End" (August 1942-February 1943) 155 Part 7 "I Am Not a Wilson Idealist, I Have Problems to Resolve" (March-December 1943) 197 Part 8 "A New Heaven and a New Earth" (December 1943-December 1944) 241 Part 9 The "Holy Alliance" (December 1944-War's End) 293 Part 10 Appendix: On Health and the History of the Second World War 339 Part 11 Endnotes 343 Part 12 Acknowledgements 387 Part 13 Bibliography 389 Part 14 List of Illustrations 407 Part 15 Index 408

Additional information

GOR005269866
9781566634847
1566634849
Forged in War: Roosevelt, Churchill, and the Second World War by Warren F. Kimball
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Ivan R Dee, Inc
2002-11-11
432
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