FDR Stalin: A Not So Grand Alliance, 1943–1945

360 Pages·1993·19.192 MB·English

by  Amos Perlmutter

A Not So
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Grand
Alliance,
1943-1945
& Stalin
FDR & Stalin
A Not So Grand
Alliance, 1943-1945
Amos Perlmutter
Acknowledged as the leader of the free
world after World War 11, Franklin Delano
Roosevelt is one of the most significant
and compelling figures of the twentieth
century. Yet no previous book has dealt crit¬
ically with his foreign policy during the cru¬
cial years between 1943 and 1945. In this
penetrating study, Amos Perlmutter ex¬
poses the myth of New Deal war diplomacy,
showing the devastating results of FDR’s
not-so-grand alliance with Joseph Stalin,
one of the most ruthless political leaders
of the modern world.
Perlmutter assesses FDR’s war strategy
and his postwar vision, as well as his diplo¬
matic style in dealing with both Stalin and
Churchill. FDR failed to take political ad¬
vantage of the enormous U.S. economic,
military, and atomic superiority. In three
key areas of the Grand Alliance dispute—
the Second Front, Poland, and the division
of Germany—FDR clearly colluded with Sta¬
lin against the larger vision of Churchill.
By failing to use the Lend-Lease program
as a bargaining chip, FDR “surrendered”
Eastern Europe to Stalin even before Sta¬
lin had begun his long-planned Soviet ex¬
pansion into the East.
A passionate, optimistic, and popular
leader, FDR nevertheless failed to see the
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FDR & Stalin
Amos Perlmutter
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FDR
& Stalin
A Not So
Grand
Alliance,
1943-1945
Copyright © 1993 by
The Curators of the University of Missouri
University of Missouri Press, Columbia, Missouri 65201
Printed and bound in the United States of America
All rights reserved
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Perlmutter, Amos.
FDR & Stalin : a not so grand alliance, 1943-1945 / Amos
Perlmutter
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8262-0910-6
1. World War, 1939-1945—Diplomatic history. 2. Roosevelt, Franklin D.
(Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. 3. Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953.
4. United States-—Foreign relations—Soviet Union. 5. Soviet Union-
Foreign relations—United States. I. Title. II. Title: FDR and Stalin.
D749.P47 1993
940.53'2—dc20 93-4866
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The material translated in Appendixes 1-4 is used with the per¬
mission of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as are the photo¬
graphs identified as courtesy the Soviet Archives.
To my beloved mother, Berta,
and my friend for life, Rosanne.
For all we share.
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The Military and Politics in Modern Times
Egypt, The Praetorian State
Anatomy of Political Institutionalization:
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Military and Politics in Israel:
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