Churchill's Cold War
Subtitle: the Iron Curtain speech that shaped the postwar world
By: Philip White
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Duckworth Overlook
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9780715643075
Subjects: World politics; Politique mondiale; Ost-West-Konflikt; Eiserner Vorhang; Sinews of peace (Churchill, Winston)
Description: This text provides the history of Winston Churchill's 1946 trip to Fulton, Missouri, where he delivered his Iron Curtain speech (Sinews of peace address), which served to fundamentally define the dangers of Soviet totalitarian Communism.
Notes: Published in the United States as: Our supreme task. New York : PublicAffairs, ©2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The black dog: Churchill at the final wartime conference in Potsdam; title: Determination of another kind: Bullet McCluer and the mission of Westminster College; title: A date is set: Harry Truman and Winston Churchill accept; title: Finding a kettle drum: the speech takes shape; title: Preparation in earnest: a banner day in Fulton history; title: A message to a baffled world: Churchill's speech takes sharp focus; title: The new Missouri Gang: final preparation on the long journey; title: "C-T" day: welcome to Fulton; title: The sinews of peace; title: Firebrand: reactions to Churchill's message around the world.