From World War to Cold War : Churchill, Roosevelt, and the international history of the 1940s / David Reynolds.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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I. World War. The origins of 'The Second World War' : historical discourse and international politics ; 1940 : fulcrum of the twentieth century? ; Churchill, Roosevelt, and the wartime Anglo-American alliance -- II. Churchill. Churchill and the British 'decision' to fight on in 1940 : right policy, wrong reasons ; Churchill the appeaser? : between Hitler, Roosevelt, and Stalin, 1940-1944 ; Churchill and Allied grand strategy in Europe, 1944-1945 : the erosion of British influence -- III. Roosevelt. The president and the king : the diplomacy of the British royal visit of 1939 ; The president and the British Left : the appointment of John Winant as US ambassador in 1941 ; The wheelchair president and his special relationships -- IV. 'Mixed up together'. Whitehall, Washington, and the promotion of American studies in Britain, 1941-1943 ; Churchill's government and the Black GIs, 1942-1943 ; GIs and Tommies: the Army 'inter-attachment' programme of 1943-1944 -- V. Cold War. Churchill, Roosevelt, and the Stalin enigma, 1941-1945 ; Churchill, Stalin, and the 'Iron Curtain' ; The 'Big Three' and the division of Europe, 1945-1948 -- VI. Perspectives. Power and superpower : the impact of the Second World War on America's international role ; A 'special relationship'? : America, Britain, and the international order since the Second World War ; Culture, discourse, and policy : reflections on the new international history.

The 1940s was probably the most dramatic and decisive decade of the twentieth century. In this volume, the leading international historian David Reynolds has brought together a collection of incisive essays, five of them previously unpublished, to explore some of the major themes, events, and personalities of this pivotal decade. - ;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 lead.

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