The Iron Curtain by Fraser J Harbutt
This study of the origins of the Cold War in the immediate post-war period demonstrates how great was Churchill's influence in diplomatic relations between the US, Britain, and the USSR, with his 'Iron Curtain' speech at Fulton seen as a key event. The speech not only set forth the basic ideology of the East-West struggle but triggered action by the US government that moved it to confrontation with the Soviet Union, particularly over the issue of Russia's refusal to withdraw from Northern Iran. Harbutt contrasts American and British strategy towards Russia during World War II, and finally assesses the impact of these Cold War discussions.
Harbutt, Fraser J.: - Fraser J. Harbutt is Professor of History at Emory University. After a decade of law practice in London and Auckland, he received a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and later taught diplomatic, political, and legal history variously at the University of California Los Angeles, Smith College, and the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of The Iron Curtain: Churchill, America, and the Origins of the Cold War (1986), which co-won the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations Bernath Prize, and of The Cold War Era (2002). He has also published chapters in several edited volumes and many articles in such journals as Diplomatic History, Political Science Quarterly, and International History Review.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195038170 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195038177 |
| Title | The Iron Curtain |
| Author | Fraser J Harbutt |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 1986-09-25 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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