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Our supreme task:how Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech defined the Cold War alliance/ Philip White.
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7486 | 7486 327.4107309045 WHI |
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008 | 111004s2012 nyua b 001 0 eng |
020 | $a9781610390590 (hbk. |
082 | 00$a327.4107309045 WHI$223 |
100 | 1 $aWHITE, Philip$cJournalist |
245 | 10$aOur supreme task$bhow Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech defined the Cold War alliance$cPhilip White. |
250 | $a1st ed. |
260 | $aNew York$bPublicAffairs$cc2012. |
300 | $axiii, 289 p.$bill.; ports$c23 cm. |
504 | $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. |
505 | 0 $aThe 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. |
520 | $aProvides the history of Winston Churchill's 1946 trip to Fulton, Missouri, where he delivered his Iron Curtain speech, which served to fundamentally define the dangers of Soviet totalitarian Communism. |
600 | 10$aChurchill, Winston$d1874-1965.$tSinews of peace. |
650 | 0$aWorld politics$y1945-1989. |
650 | 0$aInternational relations. |