Atlantic Meeting: An Account Of Mr. Churchill's Voyage In H.M.S. Prince Of Wales, In August, 1941, And The Conference With President Roosevelt Which Resulted In The Atlantic Charter
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Wear and tear. Damage to back of jacket but now protected in protective mylar sleeve. Page Condition: Tanning and foxing. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Good.
In August 1941, aboard the battleship HMS Prince of Wales, Winston Churchill crossed the Atlantic in secret to meet President Franklin D. Roosevelt — a rendezvous that would produce one of the most consequential documents of the Second World War: the Atlantic Charter. Atlantic Meeting is H. V. Morton's vivid, firsthand chronicle of that historic voyage and the dramatic conference at Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, capturing the atmosphere, tension, and personalities of a moment that shaped the post-war world order. Morton brings his celebrated journalistic eye and elegant prose to bear on a subject of immense historical weight, presenting not merely a political record but a portrait of wartime leadership under pressure. His account details the shipboard life, the private conversations, and the grand ceremonies that surrounded two great democratic leaders as they forged an alliance in the middle of the Atlantic. A rare eyewitness document from the heart of the war, the book leaves the reader wondering how different history might have been had that grey battleship never set sail.
Author: H. V. Morton
Format: Hardback
Published: 1945, Methuen & Co Ltd, London
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Wear and tear. Damage to back of jacket but now protected in protective mylar sleeve. Page Condition: Tanning and foxing. Markings: Previous owner. Binding condition: Good.
In August 1941, aboard the battleship HMS Prince of Wales, Winston Churchill crossed the Atlantic in secret to meet President Franklin D. Roosevelt — a rendezvous that would produce one of the most consequential documents of the Second World War: the Atlantic Charter. Atlantic Meeting is H. V. Morton's vivid, firsthand chronicle of that historic voyage and the dramatic conference at Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, capturing the atmosphere, tension, and personalities of a moment that shaped the post-war world order. Morton brings his celebrated journalistic eye and elegant prose to bear on a subject of immense historical weight, presenting not merely a political record but a portrait of wartime leadership under pressure. His account details the shipboard life, the private conversations, and the grand ceremonies that surrounded two great democratic leaders as they forged an alliance in the middle of the Atlantic. A rare eyewitness document from the heart of the war, the book leaves the reader wondering how different history might have been had that grey battleship never set sail.