Roosevelt and Churchill

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Roosevelt and Churchill - a fighting alliance unlike any other in history.
Theirs was a unique relationship. It was based on interlinked national histories and partially shared nationality, similarities in class and education, a common belief in the superiority of Anglo-Saxon institutions and the twin enemies of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. It developed into almost daily communication, either by telegram, telephone, personal meetings or through intermediaries.
At the heart of this special relationship, hidden by layers of secrecy,
was an extraordinary and far-reaching sharing of intelligence and fascination for clandestine operations. There the two leaders played a crucial personal role. This was the most sensitive touchstone of their mutual trust, and as David Stafford's masterly study demonstrates, a responsive barometer of suspicion and discord.
'A fresh look at the relations between the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Great Britain during the... Tovább

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Roosevelt and Churchill - a fighting alliance unlike any other in history.
Theirs was a unique relationship. It was based on interlinked national histories and partially shared nationality, similarities in class and education, a common belief in the superiority of Anglo-Saxon institutions and the twin enemies of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. It developed into almost daily communication, either by telegram, telephone, personal meetings or through intermediaries.
At the heart of this special relationship, hidden by layers of secrecy,
was an extraordinary and far-reaching sharing of intelligence and fascination for clandestine operations. There the two leaders played a crucial personal role. This was the most sensitive touchstone of their mutual trust, and as David Stafford's masterly study demonstrates, a responsive barometer of suspicion and discord.
'A fresh look at the relations between the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Great Britain during the war Stafford has the precious gift of making technical subjects easy to follow; he writes clearly and maintains a strong narrative flow' M.R.D. Foot, Sunday Times
The main point of connection was the intelligence war, and it is here Stafford's story unfolds in all its energetic complexity the author has emerged as one of our leading historians on the intelligence aspects of [the Second World War] and his latest book does not disappoint' Trevor Royle, Glasgow Herald Vissza