Roosevelt's lost alliances : how personal politics helped start the Cold War /

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In the spring of 1945, as the Allied victory in Europe was approaching, the shape of the postwar world hinged on the personal politics and flawed personalities of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. Roosevelt's Lost Alliances captures this moment and shows how FDR crafted a winning coalition by o...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Costigliola, Frank, 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945.
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953.
Churchill, Winston, > 1874-1965.
Stalin, Joseph, > 1879-1953.
Churchill, Winston, > 1874-1965
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945
Stalin, Joseph, > 1878-1953
1933-1953
Geschichte 1941-1946.
World War, 1939-1945 > Diplomatic history.
Cold War > Diplomatic history.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Histoire diplomatique.
Guerre froide > Histoire diplomatique.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Warfare and Defence.
Diplomacy
Diplomatic history
Diplomatic relations
United States > Foreign relations > 1933-1945.
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1953.
United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > United States.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1933-1945.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 1945-1953.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > URSS.
URSS > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > Grande-Bretagne.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
Great Britain
Soviet Union
United States
Großbritannien
Sowjetunion
USA
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In the spring of 1945, as the Allied victory in Europe was approaching, the shape of the postwar world hinged on the personal politics and flawed personalities of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin. Roosevelt's Lost Alliances captures this moment and shows how FDR crafted a winning coalition by overcoming the different habits, upbringings, sympathies, and past experiences of the three leaders. In particular, Roosevelt trained his famous charm on Stalin, lavishing respect on him, salving his insecurities, and rendering him more amenable to compromise on some matters. Yet, even as he pursued a las.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 533 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400839520
1400839521
9780691121291
069112129X

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