The Greatest of Friends: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill 1941-1945 [Hardcover]

Keith Alldritt (Author)

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Publication Date: June 1995

An intimate portrait of the friendship between two of the twentieth century's greatest leaders reveals their mutual admiration, their successful partnership during World War II, and other historical information.

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In a lively and digestible manner, Alldritt documents both the public and the private bond that existed between two of the most celebrated and powerful political leaders of the twentieth century. Though their official association was foreordained by historical events and circumstances, the intimate friendship that subsequently developed between Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill was multifaceted in nature. Both Roosevelt and Churchill were natural aristocrats, schooled in the classics and infused with a profound sense of noblesse oblige. When the advent of World War II necessitated a confidential partnership between these two charismatic Allied commanders, they discovered and nurtured common ground despite very obvious differences in temperament, psychological makeup, and personal style. According to the author, the complementary and interdependent relationship that evolved between Roosevelt and Churchill during these critical years had a deep and abiding effect upon the course of the war and upon postwar society. An exceptionally vivid portrait of a friendship that shaped history to an extraordinary degree. Margaret Flanagan

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: St Martins Pr (June 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 031213505X
• ISBN-13: 978-0312135058
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,432,313 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Details the friendship between Roosevelt and Churchill., August 25, 1999

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This review is from: The Greatest of Friends: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill 1941-1945 (Hardcover)

A very good and readable book that details the friendship between two of the greatest leaders in the twentieth century. Both the President and the Prime Minister had huge egos, and were known to be difficult, but the friendship that developed between them helped the Allies win the war with Germany, Italy, and Japan. Many interesting stories of the personal lives of both Roosevelt and Churchill. The friendship that developed between these two great men helped in the post war world.