Defending the West
Subtitle: The Truman-Churchill Correspondence, 1945-1960 (Contributions to the Study of World History)
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: March 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780313283307
Subjects: American history: postwar, from c 1945 -; British & Irish history: postwar, from c 1945 -; c 1945 to c 1960; History; Politics / Current Events; History: American; USA; United Kingdom, Great Britain; International Relations - General; United States - 20th Century; History / United States / 20th Century; 1884-1972; Churchill, Winston,; Correspondence; Great Britain; Peace; Presidents; Prime ministers; Sir,; Truman, Harry S.,; United States; World War, 1939-1945
First sentence: The correspondence between Truman and Churchill affords the reader an unparalleled view of Anglo-American relations from the time the correspondence began towards the end of the Second World War, following the death of President Franklin Roosevelt on 12 April 1945.