| My Dear Mr. Stalin: The Complete Correspondence of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph V. Stalin Contributor(s): Butler, Susan (Editor), Schlesinger, Arthur Meier, Jr. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0300125925 ISBN-13: 9780300125924 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $47.52 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: "M""y Dear Mr. Stalin" is the first publication that contains the complete correspondence between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph V. Stalin. This collection of more than three hundred hot-war messages, never before fully available in any language, is an invaluable primary source for understanding the relationship that developed between these two great world leaders during a time of supreme world crisis. The correspondence, secret at the time, begins with a letter Roosevelt wrote to Stalin offering aid to the Soviet Union following Hitler's surprise attack in 1941. It ends with a message that was an attempt to minimize the differences between the two leaders, approved by Roosevelt only minutes before his death in 1945. The book traces the evolution of their unique relationship, revealing the statesmanship of the two men and their thinking about the grave events of their time. An informative introduction to the volume and generous annotations set the letters in context. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.96" W x 8.84" (1.12 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Russia - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: In the midst of the crises of the Second World War, Roosevelt and Stalin secretly exchanged three hundred letters, published together now for the first time My Dear Mr. Stalin is the first publication that contains the complete correspondence between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph V. Stalin. This collection of more than three hundred hot-war messages, never before fully available in any language, is an invaluable primary source for understanding the relationship that developed between these two great world leaders during a time of supreme world crisis. The correspondence, secret at the time, begins with a letter Roosevelt wrote to Stalin offering aid to the Soviet Union following Hitler's surprise attack in 1941. It ends with a message that was an attempt to minimize the differences between the two leaders, approved by Roosevelt only minutes before his death in 1945. The book traces the evolution of their unique relationship, revealing the statesmanship of the two men and their thinking about the grave events of their time. An informative introduction to the volume and generous annotations set the letters in context. |