From World War to Cold War [[electronic resource] ] : Churchill, Roosevelt, and the international history of the 1940s / / David Reynolds

• Autore: Reynolds David <1952->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (374 p.)
• Disciplina: 909.82/4
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1939-1945 - Diplomatic history; World politics - 1945-1955
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations Great Britain; United States Foreign relations 1933-1945; United States Foreign relations 1945-1953; Great Britain Foreign relations 1936-1945; Great Britain Foreign relations 1945-1964
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; I: WORLD WAR; II: CHURCHILL; III: ROOSEVELT; IV: 'MIXED UP TOGETHER'; V: COLD WAR; VI: PERSPECTIVES; Permissions; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The 1940's was probably the most dramatic and decisive decade of the twentieth century. In this volume, the leading international historian David Reynolds has brought together a collection of incisive essays, five of them previously unpublished, to explore some of the major themes, events, and personalities of this pivotal decade. - ;The 1940's was probably the most dramatic and decisive decade of the 20th century. This volume explores the Second World War and the origins of the Cold War from the vantage point of two of the great powers of that era, Britain and the USA, and of their wartime lead
• Titolo autorizzato: From World War to Cold War
• ISBN: 1-383-04297-7; 0-19-160866-1; 1-280-87001-X; 0-19-153632-6; 1-4294-9298-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778124303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II