The Kremlin Letters
Stalin’s Wartime Correspondence with Churchill and Roosevelt

The book presents about 75% of Stalin's letters from and to Roosevelt and Churchill, and provides context for each of them. It thus tells the story of the command of the Second World Wat at the highest strategic level, from the German invasion of the Soviet Union to the liberation. It is more intere......more

Ce reiese la capătul lecturii unui astfel de maraton arhivistic, dincolo de pitorescul adresărilor, de testele de încredere, chiar de geloziile care apar între ei – pentru că trei e impar, și temele apărute în acest timp i-au dispus uneori în formatul 2 + 1 –, este marea divergență a agendelor, fapt......more

An outstanding history, replete with scads of primary source material (the letters) interspersed with authors comments to add perspective to the letters. Stalin comes across fairly positively, goading his counterparts to open the second front and keep the convoys of lend lease supplies moving. React......more

Brilliant! One of the very best history books I have read, or too be accurate in this case listened to. The format is a chronological sequence of letters [apparently c75% of those written between the three during the period] interspersed with commentary on the political, diplomatic and military even......more