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“Favourable Reference to the Devil”: Why Churchill Allied with Stalin
26
Jun
2021
By CONNOR DANIELS
When Churchill took a harder line with Stalin at Yalta, he was consistent with his policy always to oppose the greater enemy.
Churchill and the Clash of Tyrants: Did the Soviets Really Win WW2?
12
Aug
2020
2
By JOHN H. MAURER
The Soviets contributed mightily to victory, but their success was owed to Churchill and Roosevelt, who provided crucial aid and kept Japan occupied.
“Three Most Unlikely Musketeers”*: The Kremlin Letters
05
Mar
2020
By WARREN F. KIMBALL
For non-Russian-reading researchers, this book is indispensable. For aficionados of the history of the Second World War, it is a thought-provoking delight.
Man of the Century: “Walking with Destiny,” by Andrew Roberts
31
May
2019
By LARRY P. ARNN
In the best biography since 1991, Roberts's witty, fluent, flowing prose captures the adventure, energy, and incessant movement that Churchill produced.
“The Maisky Diaries” – edited by Gabriel Gorodetsky
23
May
2016
2
By RICHARD M. LANGWORTH
Maisky was fortunate. Though recalled from London in mid-1943 and retired in 1945, he did not suffer the fate of so many Soviet diplomats. He was arrested in 1953, and Stalin’s death may have saved his life. He was released from prison in 1955, and died in 1975 aged 91. He wrote five volumes of memoirs, discreet and judicious, of course. Now thanks to Gabriel Gorodetsky he gets full vindication: his every thought is revealed.