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Author:

Hamilton, Nigel.

Title:

Commander in chief : FDR's battle with Churchill, 1943 / Nigel Hamilton.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

480 p. ;

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945--United States.
Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945.
Churchill, Winston,--1874-1965.
World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.
Command of troops--Case studies.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Part I. A secret journey -- A crazy idea -- Aboard the magic carpet -- Part II. Total war -- The United Nations -- What next? -- Stalin's nyet -- Addressing Congress -- A fool's paradise -- Facing the Joint Chiefs of Staff -- Part III. Casablanca -- The house of happiness -- Hot water -- A wonderful picture -- In the president's boudoir -- Part IV. Unconditional surrender -- Stimson is aghast -- De Gaulle -- An acerbic interview -- The unconditional surrender meeting -- Ptv: kasserine -- Kasserine -- Arch-admirals and arch-generals -- Between two forces of evil -- Health issues -- Part VI. Get Yamamoto! -- Inspection tour two -- Get Yamamoto! -- "He's dead?" -- Part VII. Beware Greeks bearing gifts -- Saga of the Niebelungs -- A scene from Arabian Nights-- The God Neptune -- A battle royal -- No major operations until 1945 or 1946 -- Part VIII. The Riot Act -- The Davies Mission -- A dozen Dieppes in a day -- The future of the world at stake -- The president loses patience -- Part IX. The first crack inthe Axis -- Sicily; and Kursk -- The Fuehrer flies to Italy -- Countercrisis -- A fishing expedition in Ontario -- The president's judgment -- Part X. Conundrum -- Stalin lies -- War on two western fronts -- The Fuehrer is very optimistic -- A cardinal moment -- Churchill is stunned -- Part XI. Quebec 1943 -- The German will to fight -- Near homicidal negotiations -- A longing in the air -- The president is upset; with the Russians -- Part XII. The endgame -- Close to disaster -- A Darwinian struggle -- A talk with Archbishop Spellman -- The empires of the future -- A tragi-comedy of errors -- Meeting reality -- A message to Congress -- Achieving wonders.

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ISBN:

0544279115 : HRD
9780544279117 : HRD

LCCN:

2015037253

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