Three Days at the Brink, Bret Baier
Three Days at the Brink, Bret Baier
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Three Days at the Brink
FDR's Daring Gamble to Win World War II

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Author: Bret Baier, Catherine Whitney

Narrator: Bret Baier

Unabridged: 13 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/22/2019


Synopsis

From the #1 bestselling author of Three Days in Moscow and anchor of Fox News Channel’s Special Report with Bret Baier, a gripping history of the secret meeting that set the stage for victory in World War II—the now-forgotten 1943 Tehran Conference, where Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin plotted the war's endgame, including the D-Day invasion.November 1943: World War II teetered in the balance. The Nazis controlled nearly all of the European continent. Japan dominated the Pacific. Allied successes at Sicily and Guadalcanal had gained modest ground but at an extraordinary cost. On the Eastern Front, the Soviets had already lost millions of lives.That same month in Tehran, with the fate of the world in question, the "Big Three"—Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin—secretly met for the first time to chart a strategy for defeating Hitler. Over three days, this trio—strange bedfellows united by their mutual responsibility as heads of the Allied powers—made essential decisions that would direct the final years of the war and its aftermath. Meanwhile, looming over the covert meeting was the possible threat of a Nazi assassination plot nicknamed "Operation Long Jump," heightening the already dramatic stakes.Before they left Tehran, the three leaders agreed to open a second front in the West, spearheaded by an invasion of France at Normandy the following June. They also discussed what might come after the war, including dividing Germany and establishing the United Nations—plans that laid the groundwork for the postwar world order and the Cold War.Bret Baier’s new epic history Three Days at the Brink centers on these crucial days in Tehran, the medieval Persian city on the edge of the desert. Baier makes clear the importance of Roosevelt, who stood apart as the sole leader of a democracy, recognizing him as the lead strategist for the globe’s future—the one man who could ultimately allow or deny the others their place in history. With new details found in rarely seen transcripts, oral histories, and declassified State Department and presidential documents from the FDR Library, Baier illuminates the complex character of Roosevelt, revealing a man who grew into his role and accepted the greatest calling of the last century.Weaving a fresh narrative of FDR’s rise as a war president and his world-altering relationships with Churchill and Stalin during the decisive turning point in World War II, Baier has produced the biggest book yet in his acclaimed Three Days series.

About Bret Baier

Bret Baier is the chief political anchor for Fox News Channel and the anchor and executive editor of Special Report with Bret Baier. He previously served as Chief White House Correspondent for Fox News Channel and as the network’s National Security Correspondent based at the Pentagon, reporting on military and national security affairs. A recipient of the National Press Foundation’s Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism, Baier is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Three Days at the Brink: FDR’s Daring Gamble to Win WWII; Three Days in Moscow: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of the Soviet Empire; Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower’s Final Mission; and Special Heart: A Journey of Faith, Hope, Courage and Love. He lives with his family in Washington, DC.

About Catherine Whitney

Catherine Whitney has written or collaborated on more than twenty-five books, including Framing a Life: A Family Memoir with Geraldine Ferraro and Guilty: The Collapse of Criminal Justice with the late Judge Harold J. Rothwax.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jim on August 18, 2022

Very readable and well-researched, this book was a brisk read. It did not seem very long, although it's about 400 pages. I skimmed through much of it, especially the first third of it. Although the focus is supposed to be on the Tehran Conference of the Big Three in late 1943, that event only takes......more

Goodreads review by Jim on January 11, 2020

I found this to be an excellent read and a great follow up to his other two books. Having just finished a book about the Pacific war this filled in a lot of gaps. I certainly continue to be impressed with how Roosevelt conducted the diplomatic side of the war. Also, knowing how he idolized his cousi......more

Goodreads review by Mal on November 20, 2019

n Three Days at the Brink, journalist Bret Baier and his coauthor purport to zero in on the three-day period late in 1943 when FDR met Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin at the Tehran Conference. The book does include an account of those consequential three days — days “which might have birthed the......more

Goodreads review by Christina on January 20, 2020

This was a well-written summary of the famous Tehran conference which took place near the end of 1943 between Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt to determine the timing of the D-day landings and the course of the rest of WWII. It gives us a fly on the wall summary of the main protagonists and their beh......more

Goodreads review by Pat on September 09, 2019

This book was very educational and a fascinating look at the history of World War II. Wish I had something like this available for me in grade school. I did not appreciate the authors opinions about Trump though.......more