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100 1 $aLarres, Klaus.
245 10 $aChurchill's Cold War :$bthe politics of personal diplomacy /$cKlaus Larres.
260 $aNew Haven :$bYale University Press,$cc2002.
300 $axxii, 583 p. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [531]-570) and index.
505 0 $aChurchill's summit diplomacy before the First World War: Anglo-German antagonism & attempts to negotiate with the Kaiser and Admiral Tirpitz (1908-1914) -- The politics of war: summit diplomacy with Roosevelt and Stalin & Churchill's anti-communism (1939-1945) -- Churchill and 'the United States of Europe': attempts to preserve Britain's world power status during World War II (1939-42) -- Churchill and the emergence of the post-war world: European regionalism, big three 'summitry' & Anglo-American difficulties (1943-45) -- Early Cold War years: Churchill's survival as leader of the conservative party & Attlee's interest in negotiating with Stalin (1945-47) -- Waiting in the wings: Churchill's summit diplomacy as post-war leader of the opposition (1945-51) -- Ever closer union? Churchill, 'summitry', and European integration in the post-War World (1945-52) -- Against all odds: Churchill's return to power, Anthony Eden's attempts at high-level talks & a visit to Harry Truman (1951-52) -- Between pessimism and new hope: Churchill, the Stalin note, and a new American president (1952-53) -- After Stalin: Churchill, the United States, and the 'new' men in the Kremlin -- Churchill's vision: proposals for overcoming the Cold War -- Triumph and tragedy: Churchill, the USA, and the uprising in East Germany -- Churchill's policy undermined: German-American collusion and the Western foreign ministers' talks in Washington -- The crusade continues: Churchill's recovery and his last summit conference -- Preparing a final attempt: Churchill's perseverance & his perceived agreement with Eisenhower -- At the end of the day: outrage in London, consternation in Washington, and disinterest in Moscow -- A prolonged farewell: Churchill's 'summitry' during his last months as prime minister.
600 10 $aChurchill, Winston,$cSir,$d1874-1965.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xForeign relations$y1945-1964.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xForeign relations$y1936-1945.
650 0 $aWorld politics$y1945-1955.
650 0 $aWorld politics$y1900-1945.
650 0 $aCold War.
856 42 $3Book review (H-Net)$uhttp://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0c9b4-aa
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy035/2002000830.html