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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext The 1940s was probably the most dramatic and decisive decade of the twentieth century. In this volume, the leading international historian David Reynolds has brought together a collection of incisive essays, five of them previously unpublished, to explore some of the major themes, events, and personalities of this pivotal decade. Zusammenfassung The 1940s was probably the most dramatic and decisive decade of the twentieth century. In this volume, the leading international historian David Reynolds has brought together a collection of incisive essays, five of them previously unpublished, to explore some of the major themes, events, and personalities of this pivotal decade. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction I: World War 1: The Origins of 'The Second World War': Historical Discourse and International Politics 2: 1940: Fulcrum of the Twentieth Century? 3: Churchill, Roosevelt, and the Wartime Anglo-American Alliance II: Churchill 4: Churchill and the British 'Decision' to Fight on in 1940: Right Policy, Wrong Reasons 5: Churchill the Appeaser? Between Hitler, Roosevelt, and Stalin 1940-1944 6: Churchill and Allied Grand Strategy in Europe 1944-1945 III: Roosevelt 7: The President and the King: The Diplomacy of the British Royal Visit of 1939 8: The President and the British Left: The Appointment of John Winant as US Ambassador in 1941 9: The Wheelchair President and his Special Relationships IV: 'Mixed up Together' 10: Whitehall, Washington, and the Promotion of American Studies in Britain 1941-1943 11: Churchill's Government and the Black GIs 1942-1943 12: GIs and Tommies: The Army 'Inter-Attachment Programme of 1943-1944 V: Cold War 13: Churchill, Roosevelt, and the Stalin Enigma 14: Churchill, Stalin, and the 'Iron Curtain' 15: The 'Big Three' and the Division of Europe 1945-1948 VI: Perspectives 16: Power and Superpower: The Impact of the Second World War on America's International Role 17: A Special Relationship? America, Britain, and the International Order since World War Two 18: Culture, Discourse, and Policy: Reflections on the New International History Index ...
