| Description |
xxviii, 451 p., 8 p. of pl. : ill., maps. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- pt. 1. Operation Argonaut -- The President's journey -- Meeting at Malta -- The Tsar's playground -- A red host -- pt. 2. The warriors' summit -- The Big Three reunion -- Winter offensive -- The German question -- The spoils of war : French zone and German loot -- pt. 3. A new world order -- The Security Council -- In the Fuhrer's shadow -- Dividing Balkans -- The battle for Poland -- What would Ukrainians say? -- pt. 4. The diplomats' chessboard -- The United Nations -- Stalemate on Poland -- The bombline -- Far Eastern blitz : Japan and China -- Standing on the crest of a hill -- pt. 5. The wheels of compromise -- A Polish surrender -- The fate of Germany -- Liberated Europe and the Balkan deal -- Imperial impasse : Iran and Turkey -- Secret agreements : China and the UN -- Prisoners of war -- pt. 6. The spirit of Yalta -- The last supper -- Crossing the finish line -- Days of hope -- pt. 7. The coming storm -- Spring alarm : POWs and Eastern Europe -- Spy wars -- New realities : the UN, Germany, Poland, and the Pope -- Without Roosevelt -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
A history of the eight-day peace conference in 1945 between FDR, Churchill, and Stalin offers insight into the strained political forces that influenced peace talks, challenging popular opinions about Yalta's role in triggering the Cold War. |
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Yalta Conference (1945)
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Peace.
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World politics -- 1945-1989.
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