"FDR fought two battles over his wartime policies toward the Soviet
Union: one with that suspicious, recalcitrant ally--the other with
his own bureaucrats and diplomats. Glantz's fine study neatly
places both battles within the complex context of Roosevelt's
maneuverings aimed at holding the Grand Alliance together while
constructing a lasting postwar peace."--Warren F. Kimball, author
of The Juggler: Franklin Roosevelt as Wartime Statesman"With
balance, perception, and objectivity, Glantz provides a new account
of the relations between the two powers most responsible for Allied
victory."--Norman Saul, author of War and Revolution: The United
States and Russia, 1914-1921"An important, original, and
significant contribution."--Mark A. Stoler, author of Allies and
Adversaries: The Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Grand Alliance, and
U.S. Strategy in World War II
"The diplomatic battles identified by Mary Glantz that added to
Franklin Roosevelt's burdens were between the president and those
entrusted with carrying out his policy towards the Soviet Union.
Glatnz has undoubtedly made a distinct contribution to our
understanding of the evolution of his policy in her wide-ranging,
well researched, and stimulating study."--Brian Holden Reid in
SEER"Glantz provides solid evidence and persuasive argumentation to
make her case. . . . For those who like good, old-fashioned
diplomatic history this book will be a pleasure to read. . . .
Foreign relations specialists, FDR and World War II aficionados,
and students of the policy-making process (undergraduate, graduate,
and professional) will find the book of interest."--H-NET Reviews
"Of value to anyone interested in Soviet-American relations before
and during World War II."--American Historical Review"A valuable
corrective to ideologically inspired assaults on Roosevelt's
wartime policies, this book belongs on the shelves of university
libraries and the reading lists for graduate courses in U.S.
foreign relations."--Historian"In short, [Glantz's] work shows what
happens when a careful historian pays close attention to (as the
saying goes) 'what one clerk said to another.' FDR and the Soviet
Union merits wide readership among specialists on American-Soviet
relations, the origins of the Cold War, and American and Soviet
military affairs."'Slavic Review
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