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With innovative style and thorough scholarship, Warlords tells the story of World War II through the eyes and minds of its four great leaders-Adolf Hitler, Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin. While their nations battled in the field, these warlords of the twentieth century waged a private war of the mind. From Whitehall and Washington to the Wolf's Lair and the Kremlin, Warlords documents their psychological battles and the attempts to outthink and outfight one another. Like a cinematic thriller, rapidly cutting from one man to the next, the narrative reveals each leader as they face history's greatest conflict-and each other.
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About the Author
Simon Berthon is a distinguished writer and producer of historical documentaries and is the author of Allies at War. Joanna Potts has worked on a number of television series including Empire by Niall Ferguson.
From Publishers Weekly
Recounting WWII from the point of view of the era's four political giants is an original idea, and it works: while not exactly revisionist, Berthon and Potts's book delivers some good jolts. Where popular writers often portray the good guys, Churchill and Roosevelt, as friendly partners, the authors refuse to soft-pedal controversies that erupted after America declared war—especially over Churchill's reluctance to support a cross-Channel invasion and F.D.R.'s pressure on Churchill to free Britain's colonies. Readers will wince to be reminded of Roosevelt's conviction that Britain's imperial ambitions were a greater threat than Stalin's and his belief that Stalin was a sensible fellow one could do business with. Those accustomed to the stirring History Channel depiction of WWII as a crusade against evil will cringe to read of Stalin's persistent, insulting treatment of his allies and of the unspeakable atrocities he committed against his own countrymen. Using diaries, correspondence and personal accounts, the book cuts back and forth among its subjects as they direct the war. This cinematic style succeeds (the authors work in British TV), and the scholarship is solid—so solid that readers convinced WWII was less squalid than other wars may be provoked to reconsider. (Mar.)
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- PublisherDa Capo Press
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0306815389
- ISBN 13 9780306815386
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages384
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