Commander in chief : FDR's battle with Churchill, 1943 / Nigel Hamilton.

• Part I.A secret journey -- A crazy idea -- Aboard the magic carpet -- Part II. Total war -- The United Nations -- What next? -- Stalin's nyet -- Addressing Congress -- A fool's paradise -- Facing the Joint Chiefs of Staff -- Part III. Casablanca -- The house of happiness -- Hot water -- A wonderful picture -- In the president's boudoir -- Part IV. Unconditional surrender -- Stimson is aghast -- De Gaulle -- An acerbic interview -- The unconditional surrender meeting -- Ptv: kasserine -- Kasserine -- Arch-admirals and arch-generals -- Between two forces of evil -- Health issues -- Part VI. Get Yamamoto! -- Inspection tour two -- Get Yamamoto! -- "He's dead?" -- Part VII. Beware Greeks bearing gifts -- Saga of the Niebelungs -- A scene from Arabian Nights -- The God Neptune -- A battle royal -- No major operations until 1945 or 1946 -- Part VIII. The Riot Act -- The Davies Mission -- A dozen Dieppes in a day -- The future of the world at stake -- The president loses patience -- Part IX. The first crack in the Axis -- Sicily; and Kursk -- The Fuehrer flies to Italy -- Countercrisis -- A fishing expedition in Ontario -- The president's judgment -- Part X. Conundrum -- Stalin lies -- War on two western fronts -- The Fuehrer is very optimistic -- A cardinal moment -- Churchill is stunned -- Part XI. Quebec 1943 -- The German will to fight -- Near homicidal negotiations -- A longing in the air -- The president is upset; with the Russians -- Part XII. The endgame -- Close to disaster -- A Darwinian struggle -- A talk with Archbishop Spellman -- The empires of the future -- A tragi-comedy of errors -- Meeting reality -- A message to Congress -- Achieving wonders.

Ämnesord

Andra världskriget, 1939-1945  (sao)

Kommandosoldater  (sao)

Diplomati  (sao)

Militärer  (sao)

World War, 1939-1945  -- United States. (LCSH)

World War, 1939-1945  -- Diplomatic history. (LCSH)

Command of troops  -- Case studies. (LCSH)

Commando troops  (LCSH)

Diplomacy  (LCSH)

Storbritannien  (sao)

Great Britain  -- Foreign relations -- United States. (LCSH)

United States  -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain. (LCSH)

Förenta staterna  (sao)

1939-1945  (fast)

Genre

Case studies.  (fast)

Personnamn

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.

Konferensnamn

World War (1939-1945)

Indexterm och SAB-rubrik

K.54 Historia: andra världskriget 1939-1945

Klassifikation

940.53/2273 (DDC)

K.54 (kssb/8)