Title:
Our supreme task : how Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech defined the Cold War alliance
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Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Date:
2012
Publication Information:
New York : PublicAffairs, c2012.
Physical Description:
xiii, 289 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9781610390590
9781610390606
Abstract:
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.
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Language:
English
