Our supreme task
Subtitle: how Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech defined the Cold War alliance
By: Philip White
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781610390590; 9781610390606
Subjects: World politics
Notes: 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.