This is the story of the great coalition formed by the United States Great Britain and Soviet Russia to combat the Axis in World War II Mr Feis traces the ideas and purposes that governed each member of this alliance and the gradual separation between the West and Russia as victory over Germany was achieved While adding new information and new interpretation Mr Feis comprehends this one war and three wills as a whole relating diplomacy and strategy to each other against the background of circumstance The acts and characteristics of the dominating figures Churchill Roosevelt Stalin emerge in new historical perspective as the story tells what they did and why The narrative begins early in 1941 as the coalition is emerging and ends after the collapse of Germany in 1945 Among the dements arc the early grasping of the Soviet government for territorial claims the continuous discussion over strategy the dramatic difficulties with the Soviet authorities over control of Italy Poland and Rumania the variations in the plans for Germany including dismemberment the Casablanca Moscow Cairo Teheran and Yalta conferences the spreading disquiet over Soviet intentions in Europe and the Far East Originally published in 1966 The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print on demand technology to again make available previously out of print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905

Churchill-Roosevelt-Stalin: The War They Waged and the Peace They Sought (Princeton Legacy Library) by Herbert Feis (1966-05-21) PDF

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