Churchill, Whitehall and the Soviet Union, 1940–45 (Cold War History)

Churchill, Whitehall and the Soviet Union, 1940–45 (Cold War History)
by: M. Folly (Author)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Edition: 1st ed. 2000
Publication Date: 4 Aug. 2000
Language: English
Print Length: 248 pages
ISBN-10: 1349413348
ISBN-13: 9781349413348
Book Description
World War II threw Britain and the Soviet Union together as unlikely allies. This book examines British policy-makers’ attitudes to cooperation with the USSR and shows how views of internal developments in the USSR and of Stalin himself influenced Churchill, the War Cabinet and the Foreign Office to believe that long-term collaboration was a desirable and achievable goal. In particular, it was assumed that a shared concern to prevent future German aggression would be a lasting bond. Such attitudes significantly shaped Britain’s wartime policy towards the USSR, and for many individuals, including Churchill, played a more important role than their long-standing anti-Communist attitudes.