{"product_id":"9781529398519-the-stalin-affair","title":"The Stalin Affair","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Impossible Alliance that Won the War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom internationally bestselling historian Giles Milton comes the remarkable true story of t\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehe Allies' secret mission to wartime Moscow.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BBC \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hugely enjoyable' \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Delivered with flamboyance, it features a sparkling cast of chancers'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eKATJA HOYER, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003e5* review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Page-turning . a sizzling high-stakes tale' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAMES HOLLAND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book might read like the screenplay of a gripping movie, yet every word is accurate and verified' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eANDREW ROBERTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Giles Milton is a phenomenon' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAN SNOW\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Another rollercoaster ride from Giles Milton. Endlessly surprising' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eANTHONY HOROWITZ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom internationally bestselling historian Giles Milton comes the remarkable true story of t\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehe Allies' secret mission to wartime Moscow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  In the summer of 1941, as Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, Stalin's forces faced a catastrophic defeat which would make the Allies' liberation of Europe virtually impossible. To avert this disaster, Britain and America mobilized an elite team of remarkable diplomats with the mission of keeping the Red Army in the war. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Into the heart of Stalin's Moscow Roosevelt sent Averell Harriman, the fourth richest man in America and his brilliant young daughter Kathy. Churchill dispatched the reckless but inventive \u003ci\u003ebon vivant\u003c\/i\u003e Archie Clark Kerr - and occasionally himself - to negotiate with the Kremlin's wiliest operators. Together, this improbable group grappled with the ingenious, mercurial Stalin to make victory possible. But they also discovered that the Soviet dictator had a terrifying masterplan for the post-war world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   Based on astonishing unpublished diaries, letters and secret reports, \u003ci\u003eThe Stalin Affair\u003c\/i\u003e reveals troves of new material about the most unlikely coalition in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41270809133153,"sku":"9781529398519","price":25.18,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29808655.jpg?v=1725782777","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529398519-the-stalin-affair","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}