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Author:

Dobbs, Michael, 1948-

Title:

Six months in 1945 : FDR, Stalin, Churchill, and Truman-- from world war to cold war / Michael Dobbs.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Alfred A. Knopf,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

418 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.
World War, 1939-1945--Peace.
World politics--1945-1955.
Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945.
Stalin, Joseph,--1879-1953.
Churchill, Winston,--1874-1965.
Truman, Harry S.,--1884-1972.
United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.
Cold War--Diplomatic history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

"The best I could do". Roosevelt : February 3 ; Stalin : February 4 ; Churchill : February 5 ; Poland : February 6 ; Grand Design : February 10 ; Euphoria : February 13 -- "An Iron Curtain is drawn down". Comrade Vyshinsky : February 27 ; "An impenetrable veil" : March 7 ; Death of a President : April 12 ; The neophyte and the Commissar : April 23 ; Linkup : April 25 ; Victory : May 8 ; "The salvation of the world" : May 26 ; Atomic poker : June 1 ; Red Empire : June 24 -- "A peace that is no peace". Berlin : July 4 ; Terminal : July 16 ; Loot : July 23 ; "FINIS" : July 26 ; Hiroshima : August 6 ; After the bomb.

Summary:

A riveting account of the pivotal six-month period spanning the end of World War II, the dawn of the nuclear age, and the beginning of the Cold War.

ISBN:

030727165X
9780307271655

LCCN:

2012021747

Locations:

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TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

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MBPE423 -- Robert W. Barlow Memorial Library (Iowa Falls)

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