From World War to Cold War : Churchill, Roosevelt, and the international history of the 1940s /
Reynolds, David, 1952-
From World War to Cold War : Churchill, Roosevelt, and the international history of the 1940s / David Reynolds. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. - viii, 363 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book persistently challenges popular stereotypes - for instance on Churchill in 1940 or his Curtain speech in 1946. It probes clichés such as 'the special relationship' and even 'the Second World War'. And it offers new views of the familiar, such as the Fall of France in 1049 or Franklin Roosevelt as 'the wheelchair president.' Incisive and readable, written by leading international historian, these essays encourages us to think our understanding of this momentous period in the world history. -- Back cover
0199284113 (alk. paper) 9780199284115 (alk. paper)
2005025710
World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.
World politics--1945-1955.
Guerra mundial, 1939-1945--La historia diplomática.
Mundial política--1945-1955.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
United States--Foreign relations--1933-1945.
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1953.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--1936-1945.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--1945-1964.
D 521 / R462f 2006
909.82
From World War to Cold War : Churchill, Roosevelt, and the international history of the 1940s / David Reynolds. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. - viii, 363 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book persistently challenges popular stereotypes - for instance on Churchill in 1940 or his Curtain speech in 1946. It probes clichés such as 'the special relationship' and even 'the Second World War'. And it offers new views of the familiar, such as the Fall of France in 1049 or Franklin Roosevelt as 'the wheelchair president.' Incisive and readable, written by leading international historian, these essays encourages us to think our understanding of this momentous period in the world history. -- Back cover
0199284113 (alk. paper) 9780199284115 (alk. paper)
2005025710
World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.
World politics--1945-1955.
Guerra mundial, 1939-1945--La historia diplomática.
Mundial política--1945-1955.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
United States--Foreign relations--1933-1945.
United States--Foreign relations--1945-1953.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--1936-1945.
Great Britain--Foreign relations--1945-1964.
D 521 / R462f 2006
909.82