From World War to Cold War: Churchill, Roosevelt, and the International History of the 1940s

by David Reynolds

Overview

The 1940s was probably the most dramatic and decisive decade of the 20th century. In this collection of incisive essays, Reynolds explores some of the major themes, events and personalities of this pivotal decade.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199237616
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/20/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	374
Product dimensions:	9.21(w) x 6.14(h) x 0.77(d)

About the Author

David Reynolds is Professor of International History at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Christ's College. He has held visiting appointments at Harvard University and Nihon University, Tokyo. His most recent book is the prize-winning In Command of History: Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War.

Table of Contents

IntroductionI: World War1. The Origins of 'The Second World War': Historical Discourse and International Politics2. 1940: Fulcrum of the Twentieth Century? 3. Churchill, Roosevelt, and the Wartime Anglo-American AllianceII: Churchill4. Churchill and the British 'Decision' to Fight on in 1940: Right Policy, Wrong Reasons5. Churchill the Appeaser? Between Hitler, Roosevelt, and Stalin 1940-19446. Churchill and Allied Grand Strategy in Europe 1944-1945III: Roosevelt7. The President and the King: The Diplomacy of the British Royal Visit of 19398. The President and the British Left: The Appointment of John Winant as US Ambassador in 19419. The Wheelchair President and his Special RelationshipsIV: 'Mixed up Together'10. Whitehall, Washington, and the Promotion of American Studies in Britain 1941-194311. Churchill's Government and the Black GIs 1942-194312. GIs and Tommies: The Army 'Inter-Attachment Programme of 1943-1944V: Cold War13. Churchill, Roosevelt, and the Stalin Enigma14. Churchill, Stalin, and the 'Iron Curtain'15. The 'Big Three' and the Division of Europe 1945-1948VI: Perspectives16. Power and Superpower: The Impact of the Second World War on America's International Role17. A Special Relationship? America, Britain, and the International Order since World War Two18. Culture, Discourse, and Policy: Reflections on the New International HistoryIndex