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Our supreme task : how Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech defined the Cold War alliance / Philip White.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- White, Philip (Journalist)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World politics--1945-1989.
- World politics.
- Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965. Sinews of peace.
- Churchill, Winston.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : PublicAffairs, [2012]
- Summary:
- Provides 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781610390590
- 1610390598
- 9781610390606
- 1610390601
- OCLC:
- 744287658
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