Allies in War: Britain and America Against the Axis Powers 1940-1945 - Hardcover

Stoler, Professor Mark A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340720263 ISBN 13: 9780340720264

Publisher: Hodder Arnold, 2005

Synopsis

Allies in War offers a complete diplomatic and military history of the Second World War, as it was fought by the United States and Britain. Award-winning historian Mark Stoler examines the war these two powers fought in the European and Far Eastern theatres against Germany, Italy and Japan and the nature of the Churchill-Roosevelt 'special relationship'.

Stoler emphasizes the unprecedented co-operation between Britain and the USA but also undermines the standard Churchillian view of the essential smoothness of this process. There were many, often substantial, disagreements between the two allies, and occasionally formal agreement masked continuing dispute in practice.

This is a fully rounded history of the British-American effort and makes compelling reading for those who want to understand the intricacies and complexities of this unique relationship.

About this title

Review:

'An important new study by one of the leading scholars in the field.'

(David Reynolds, University of Cambridge)

'Lucid, balanced, nuanced and acute, giving equal space to the wars in both Europe and Asia, Stoler's interpretive overview is a valuable and welcome addition to its field'

(The Journal of Military History 2006-07-01)

This new volume on World War II is a decided tour de force

(The Journal of Military History 2006-07-01)

'Lucid, balanced, nuanced, and acute, giving equal space to the wars in both Europe and Asia, Stoler's interpretive overview is a valuable and welcome addition to the field.'

(Military History 2006-12-01)

About the Author:

Mark A. Stoler is a Professor of History at the University of Vermont. He has also been a visiting professor at the US Naval War College and the US Military Academy at West Point. In 2002 he won the Distinguished Book Award from the Society for Military History for Allies and Adversaries, and in 2004 he was President of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder Arnold
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0340720263
• ISBN 13: 9780340720264
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352