An edition of Churchill's Cold War (2012)

Churchill's Cold War

the Iron Curtain speech that shaped the postwar world

1st ed.

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September 29, 2022 | History
An edition of Churchill's Cold War (2012)

Churchill's Cold War

the Iron Curtain speech that shaped the postwar world

1st ed.

This text provides the history of Winston Churchill's 1946 trip to Fulton, Missouri, where he delivered his Iron Curtain speech (Sinews of peace address), which served to fundamentally define the dangers of Soviet totalitarian Communism.

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Publisher
Duckworth Overlook
Language
English
Pages
289

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Table of Contents

The black dog: Churchill at the final wartime conference in Potsdam
Determination of another kind: Bullet McCluer and the mission of Westminster College
A date is set: Harry Truman and Winston Churchill accept
Finding a kettle drum: the speech takes shape
Preparation in earnest: a banner day in Fulton history
A message to a baffled world: Churchill's speech takes sharp focus
The new Missouri Gang: final preparation on the long journey
"C-T" day: welcome to Fulton
The sinews of peace
Firebrand: reactions to Churchill's message around the world.

Edition Notes

Published in the United States as: Our supreme task. New York : PublicAffairs, ©2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
327.4107309045
Library of Congress
D843 .W455 2012b

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 289 pages
Number of pages
289

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL39806077M
Internet Archive
churchillscoldwa0000whit_i1g8
ISBN 10
071564307X
ISBN 13
9780715643075
OCLC/WorldCat
794930004

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