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The Grand Alliance
The Grand Alliance
The Grand Alliance
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The Grand Alliance

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The British, Soviets, and Americans unite in this chapter of the six-volume WWII history by the legendary prime minister and Nobel Prize recipient.
 
The Grand Alliance describes the end of an extraordinary period in British military history, in which Britain stood alone against Germany. Two crucial events brought an end to Britain’s isolation. First was Hitler’s decision to attack the Soviet Union, opening up a battle front in the East and forcing Stalin to look to the British for support. The second was the bombing of Pearl Harbor. US support had long been crucial to the British war effort, and here, Winston Churchill documents his efforts to draw the Americans to aid, including correspondence with President Roosevelt.
 
This book is part of the six-volume account of World War II told from the unique viewpoint of a British prime minister who led his nation in the fight against tyranny. In addition to the correspondence with FDR, the series is enriched with extensive primary sources. We are presented with not only Churchill’s retrospective analysis of the war, but also memos, letters, orders, speeches, and telegrams, day-by-day accounts of reactions as the drama intensifies. Throughout these volumes, we listen as strategies and counterstrategies unfold in response to Hitler’s conquest of Europe, planned invasion of England, and assault on Russia, in a mesmerizing account of the crucial decisions made as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
 
“A masterly piece of historical writing . . . complete with humor and wit.” —The New Yorker
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Release dateJun 30, 2010
ISBN9780795311444
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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Another great volume on the British view of World War II, from a man very much on the front line.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    The third volume of Churchill's six volume memior of WWII deals with the growing strength of Great Britian and the slow, steady involvement of America in the allied cause. The attack on Pearl Harbor takes place less than 100 pages before the end. While The Grand Alliance is a facinating look at the war from the very top, it is sometimes tedious. Churchill's heavy reliance on primary sources almost sinks the book in the middle. Do we really need pages and pages of memos about proposed troop strength? Fortunately, Churchill is an excellent storyteller and comes to the rescue of his memiors just when your eyes are about to close over another telegram that was certainly important at the time, but now seems ponderous. The story at the end of the book about coming home on a "flying boat" instead of by ship is particularly droll. Incidently, Martin Gilbert, who did the introduction to the Folio edition I have, relates that Churchill confessed to not having read this volume.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    The third book in the series, this one details the war for Britain during the year 1941. There is no way to read this except with a heavy heart, so I can't say I enjoyed it. However, it was interesting and inspiring in parts, everyone loves to read about the underdog who overcomes. It seems strange and wrong to call England an underdog, yet that is what they seemed at this point. It was in this year however that they began to turn the tide and the world saw that they were not to be easily overrun. Churchill's humor slips through in his writing and that lightens the reading of these heavy times, he also can be very moving. It was enlightening to me to read of the oneness of mind between Churchill and Roosevelt and how much America did even before she declared war. I did not know that we shipped so many supplies and helped patrol the Atlantic. Not an easy read, yet I am glad I finished it.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    this volume begins with January of 1941, and ends in December of that year. The diversion to Greece, the German invasion of Russia, and the attack on Pearl Harbour all occur. The gradual movement of the USA into the war is covered. The ambivalence of the Americans to get actively involved is explored in some detail.Apparently only read twice?

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