Yalta : the price of peace / S.M. Plokhy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Plokhy, Serhii, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yalta Conference (1945 : I︠A︡lta, Ukraine).

Yalta Conference.

World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history.

World War, 1939-1945.

Diplomatic history.

World War, 1939-1945--Peace.

Peace.

World politics--1945-1989.

World politics.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 451 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Viking, 2010.

Summary:

A major new history of the eight days in February 1945 when FDR, Churchill, and Stalin decided the fate of the world. Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy goes against conventional wisdom--cemented during the Cold War--and argues that an ailing Roosevelt did better than we think. Much has been made of FDR's handling of the Depression; here we see him as wartime chief.

Contents:

pt. I. Operation Argonaut. The President's journey

Meeting on Malta

The Tsar's playground

A red host

pt. II. A warriors' summit. Reunion of the Big Three

The winter offensive

The German question

Spoils of war

pt. III. A new world order. The Security Council

In the Führer's shadow

Dividing the Balkans

The battle for Poland

"What would Ukrainians say?"

pt. IV. The diplomats' chessboard. Counting votes in the United Nations

Stalemate on Poland

The bombline

The Far Eastern blitz : Japan and China

"Allies should not deceive"

pt. V. The wheels of compromise. A Polish surrender

The fate of Germany

Liberated Europe and the Balkan deal

Iran, Turkey, and the empire

Secret agreements

Prisoners of war

pt. VI. The spirit of Yalta. The last supper

Crossing the finish line

Days of hope

pt. VII. The coming storm. Signs of trouble

Spy wars

Stalin digs in

After Roosevelt

Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780670021413

0670021415

OCLC:

424332392