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In this portrait of the fateful friendship that was destined to save Western civilization, Mr. Kimball draws extensively on his intimate knowledge of the two men's correspondence. He shows beyond all doubt how critical their combined leadership was to the eventual Allied victory and how it laid the groundwork for the peace that followed. "A compelling account, as penetrating as it is livley."-Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. "A magnificent new analysis...a marvelous guide through the maze of World War II diplomacy. Recommended without reservation."-Stephen E. Ambrose.
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Part 1 The Players: "A Pugnacious Looking B[astard]" and "This Artist, This Seducer" 1 Part 2 "If Britian is to Survive" (September 1939-Septemeber 1940) 35 Part 3 "A Year of Indecision" (October 1940-June 1941) 63 Part 4 "History Has Recorded Who Fired the First Shot:" The Soviet Union and the United States Enter the War (June 1941-December 1941) 87 Part 5 "It is Fun to Be in the Same Decade with You" (December 1941-July 1942) 117 Part 6 "The End of the Beginning"-and the "Beginning of the End" (August 1942-February 1943) 155 Part 7 "I Am Not a Wilson Idealist, I Have Problems to Resolve" (March-December 1943) 197 Part 8 "A New Heaven and a New Earth" (December 1943-December 1944) 241 Part 9 The "Holy Alliance" (December 1944-War's End) 293 Part 10 Appendix: On Health and the History of the Second World War 339 Part 11 Endnotes 343 Part 12 Acknowledgements 387 Part 13 Bibliography 389 Part 14 List of Illustrations 407 Part 15 Index 408
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By Warren F. Kimball
