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001 2015037253
003 DLC
005 20150930083608.0
008 150924s2016 mau b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9780544279117 (hardcover)
020 $z9780544277441 (ebook)
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050 00 $aD753$b.H249 2016
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100 1 $aHamilton, Nigel.
245 10 $aCommander in chief :$bFDR's battle with Churchill, 1943 /$cNigel Hamilton.
263 $a1606
264 1 $aHoughton Mifflin Harcourt :$bBoston,$c2016.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aPart 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.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zUnited States.
600 10 $aRoosevelt, Franklin D.$q(Franklin Delano),$d1882-1945
600 10 $aChurchill, Winston,$d1874-1965.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xDiplomatic history.
650 0 $aCommand of troops$vCase studies.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xForeign relations$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zGreat Britain.