An unlikely match: The grand alliance in WWII - Sir Michael Howard Centre Annual Lecture 2023
Channel: War Studies KCL
Date: 2023-12-15

The Sir Michael Howard Centre for the History of War Annual Lecture looked at the nature of alliances, the differences among them, and the reasons for their success or failure. One of the most important and most debated alliances in recent history, the Grand Alliance of the British Empire, the Soviet Union and the United States during the Second World War, was examined in detail.

Speaker: Dr Margaret MacMillan, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Toronto and Emeritus Professor of International History at Oxford University. 

Chair: Dr Jonathan Fennell, Professor of the History of War and Society at King's College London.