| Edition |
1st U.S. ed. |
| Description |
xl, 673 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 589-624) and index. |
| Contents |
I: Enchantment -- First encounters: 1880-June 1940 -- Collecting allies: June 1940-December 1941 -- Egos in Arcadia: December 1941-February 1942 -- Brooke and Marshall establish dominance: February-March 1942 -- Gymnast falls, Bolero returned: February-April 1942 -- II: Engagement -- Marshall's mission to London: April 1942 -- The commanders at Argonaut: April-June 1942 -- The masters at Argonaut: June 1942 -- Torch reignited: July 1942 -- The most perilous moment of the war: July-November 1942 -- The Mediterranean garden path: November 1942-January 1943 -- The Casablanca conference: January 1943 -- The hard underbelly of Europe: January-June 1943 -- The overlordship of overlord: June-August 1943 -- III: Estrangement -- From the St. Lawrence to the pyramids: August-November 1943 -- Eureka! at Teheran: November-December 1943 -- Anzio, Anvil and Culverin: December 1943-May 1944 -- D-Day and dragoon: May-August 1944 -- Octagon and Tolstoy: August-December 1944 -- Autumn mist: December 1944-February 1945 -- Yalta requiem: February-May 1945 -- Conclusion: the riddles of the war. |
| Subject |
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
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Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959.
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Alanbrooke, Alan Brooke, Viscount, 1883-1963.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780061228575 |
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0061228575 |
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