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From World War to Cold War - Churchill, Roosevelt, and the International History of the 1940s (Hardcover)
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From World War to Cold War - Churchill, Roosevelt, and the International History of the 1940s (Hardcover)
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The 1940s was probably the most dramatic and decisive decade of the
20th century. This volume explores the Second World War and the
origins of the Cold War from the vantage point of two of the great
powers of that era, Britain and the USA, and of their wartime
leaders, Churchill and Roosevelt. It also looks at their chequered
relations with Stalin and at how the Grand Alliance crumbled into
an undesired Cold War. But this is not simply a story of top-level
diplomacy. David Reynolds explores the social and cultural
implications of the wartime Anglo-American alliance, particularly
the impact of nearly three million GIs on British life, and
reflects more generally on the importance of cultural issues in the
study of international history. This book persistently challenges
popular stereotypes - for instance on Churchill in 1940 or his Iron
Curtain speech. It probes cliches such as 'the special
relationship' and even 'the Second World War'. And it offers new
views of the familiar, such as the Fall of France in 1940 or
Franklin Roosevelt as 'the wheelchair president'. Incisive and
readable, written by a leading international historian, these
essays encourage us to rethink our understanding of this momentous
period in world history.
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