The Stalin affair : the impossible alliance that won the war / Giles Milton.
| Author/creator | Milton, Giles author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First U.S. edition. |
| Publication | New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2024. |
| Copyright Date | ©2022 |
| Description | xx, 315 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Impossible alliance that won the war |
| Portion of title | Allies' secret mission to wartime Moscow |
| 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. |
| Abstract | "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 unthinkable--he invaded the Soviet Union, shattering what Stalin had until then considered an ironclad partnership. It was a shocking, urgent turning point in the war, in the wake of which a team of British and American men and women were assembled with one central goal: to keep the Red Army fighting on the Eastern Front. There were real fears that Stalin's forces would either be defeated (as looked increasingly likely as Hitler's army pushed forward at a merciless pace) or that the Soviet leader would once again strike a deal with Hitler. Either eventuality would spell catastrophe for both Britain and America. Hitler would be able to concentrate his vast military resources in Western Europe, making the continent's ultimate liberation virtually impossible. Enter Averell Harriman: a railroad magnate, and, at the start of the war, the fourth richest man in America. At Roosevelt's behest he traveled to Britain to serve as a liaison between him and Churchill and spearhead what became known as the Harriman mission. Together with his fashionable young daughter Kathy, an unforgettable cast of British diplomats, and Churchill himself, he managed to wrangle Stalin into the partnership the allies needed to finally defeat Hitler. Based on unpublished diaries, letters and secret reports, The Stalin Affair reveals troves of new material about the path to Allied victory, full of vivid scenes between celebrated and infamous World War II figures. Ultimately, it provides fascinating, richly nuanced portrait of one of history's most complicated and notorious dictators"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2023058704 |
| ISBN | 9781250247582 |
| ISBN | 1250247586 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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