| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xix, 471 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [399]-449) and index. |
| Contents |
"There's no place I'd rather be than in England" -- "You are the best reporter in all of Europe" -- The opportunity of a lifetime -- "He seems to get confidence in having us around" -- Members of the family -- "Mr. Harriman enjoys my complete confidence" -- "I want to be in it with you-from the start" -- "Pearl Harbor attacked?" -- Creating the Alliance -- "An Englishman spoke in Grosvenor Square" -- "He'll never let us down" -- "Are we fighting Nazis or sleeping with them?" -- The forgotten Allies -- "A caul of privilege" -- "A chase piolt-first, last, and always" -- "Crossing the ocean doesn't automatically make you a hero" -- "You will find us linning up with the Russians" -- "Would the damn thing work?" -- Crisis in the Alliance -- "Finis" -- "I shall always feel that I am a Londoner" -- "We all lost a friend in 'IM". |
| Summary |
The behind-the-scenes story of how the United States forged its wartime alliance with Britain, told from the perspective of three key American players in London: Edward R. Murrow, Averell Harriman, and John Gilbert Winant. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history.
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Alliances -- History -- 20th century.
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
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Great Britain -- Military relations -- United States.
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United States -- Military relations -- Great Britain.
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Murrow, Edward R.
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Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986.
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Winant, John G. (John Gilbert), 1889-1947.
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Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Military leadership.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain.
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| ISBN |
9781400067589 |
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1400067588 |
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