This is an auction for ONE CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON: CHURCHILL AND ROOSEVELT FORGE THE GREAT ALLIANCE by David J Bercuson & Holger H Herwig.

"Historians Bercuson and Herwig describe Winston Churchill's stay with FDR from December 1941 to January 1942. To be sure, grand strategy in a world war grounds their recounting, but its emphasis on interpersonal relations, its fly-on-the-wall perspective, proclaim this work to be a decidedly popular treatment of an important summit meeting. Thus FDR mixes cocktails for his British guest, who squelches his distaste for the American martini in the interest of inter-Allied harmony. However ebullient the two leaders were, their military and naval chiefs were highly antagonistic. The authors explain how the agendas they broached over the conference table, and the ensuing disputes over where armies were to be sent, were, in reality, about which would be the dominant ally. Working in the itinerary of Churchill's visit, and the sybaritic comforts he always demanded in his conveyances and hostelries, be it the White House or a Pompano Beach mansion, these historians successfully capture the atmosphere and substance of forging the alliance."

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Amazon.com reviews:

"Herwig and Bercuson grippingly recreate the dramatic days of the Washington War Conference of 1941-42, using the diaries, meeting notes and personal letters of the key characters. One Christmas in Washington is the authoritative and emotional story of two proud and accomplished men struggling to overcome their own biases, suspicion, and hubris to create what turned out to be a war-winning alliance."

Very favourable reviews on Amazon.com.

Hardback 2005.

320 pages + 16 pages of photographs and other illustrations.

Near new condition.

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