Table of Contents
Acknowledgements xi
Prologue: Dinner in Teheran, 29 November 1943 1
Buffalo, Bear and Donkey 5
The First Summit: Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, 9-12 August 1941 31
Uncle Joe: Moscow, September 1941 64
World War: Washington, Chequers, Moscow, Chungking, Rome, Berlin, 6-12 December 1941 77
Four Men Talking: Moscow, Washington, London, 9 December 1941-14 January 1942 85
Undecided: London, Washington, January-April 1942 103
The Commissar Calls: Moscow, London, Washington, May-June 1942 117
Torch Song: Hyde Park, Chungking, Washington, London, June-July 1942 126
Midnight in Moscow: Moscow, August 1942 138
As Time Goes By: North Africa, Moscow, Casablanca, October 1942-January 1943 158
Stormy Weather: Washington, Moscow, London, Hyde Park, Quebec, January-August 1943 181
Russian Overture: Moscow, October 1943 203
Pyramid: Cairo, 21-26 November 1943 213
Over the Rainbow: Teheran, 28 November-1 December 1943 226
Ill Wind: Cairo, Tunis, Carthage, Washington, December 1943-May 1944 263
Triumph and Tragedy: London, Washington, Normandy, Paris, Warsaw, June-September 1944 284
The Plan: Washington, Quebec, 12-16 September 1944 302
Percentage Points: Moscow, 9-18 October 1944 322
Red Blues: London, Washington, Moscow, Athens, Paris, Chungking, November 1944-January 1945 336
Yalta: Malta, the Crimea, 30 January-15 February 1945 349
Death at the Springs: Suez Canal, Washington, London, Warm Springs, 15 February-12 April 1945 385
Journey's End: Potsdam, 17 July-2 August 1945 401
Source Notes 421
Bibliography 445
Index 453
