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World War II: Allied Leaders

Resources for studying the events of World War II.

Winston Churchill

Books:
Churchill: A Biography
by Roy Jenkins
B CHU
Churchill: Visionary, Statesman, Historian
by John Lukacs
B CHU
Forty Ways to Look at Winston Churchill: A Brief Account of a Long Life
by Gretchen Rubin
B CHU
Leaders of World War II
by Stewart Ross
940.53 ROS
 
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Dwight Eisenhower

Books:
Eisenhower and Churchill: The Partnership that Saved the World
by James C. Humes
920 HUM
Ike's Spies: Eisenhower and the Espionage Establishment
by Stephen E. Ambrose
327.1 AMB
Eisenhower: Soldier and President
by Stephen E. Ambrose
B EIS
Leaders of World War II
by Stewart Ross
940.53 ROS
 
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George S. Patton

Books:
World War II: Biographies
by Kelly King Howes
R 940.53 WOR
American Home Front in World War II: Biographies
by Richard C. Hanes and Kelly Rudd
R 973.917 AME
Leaders of World War II
by Stewart Ross
940.53 ROS
 
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Charles de Gaulle

Books:
Allies at War: The Bitter Rivalry Among Churchill, Roosevelt, and De Gaulle
by Simon Berthon
940.53 BER
World War II: Biographies
by Kelly King Howes
R 940.53 WOR
American Home Front in World War II: Biographies
by Richard C. Hanes and Kelly Rudd
R 973.917 AME
Leaders of World War II
by Stewart Ross
940.53 ROS
 
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Jouez au V

Jouez Au V

Jouez Au V', poster with portraits of De Gaulle, Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin, c. 1944-45
Jouez Au V', Poster With Portraits Of De Gaulle, Churchill, Roosevelt And Stalin, C.1944-45 . Fine Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Image Quest. Web. 25 Apr 2012.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Books:
Presidents from Hoover through Truman, 1929-1953: Debating the Issues in Pro and Con Primary Documents
Compiled by John E. Moser
320 PRE
Cautious Crusade: Franklin D. Roosevelt, American Public Opinion, and the War Against Nazi Germany
by Steven Casey
940.53 CAS
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Our Thirty-Second President
by Melissa Maupin
B ROO
Leaders of World War II
by Stewart Ross
940.53 ROS
 
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Harry Truman

Books:
Harry S. Truman
Edited by Laura K. Egendorf
B TRU
The Election of 1948 and the Administration of Harry S. Truman
Edited by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
324.973 ELE
Presidents from Hoover through Truman, 1929-1953: Debating the Issues in Pro and Con Primary Documents
Compiled by John E. Moser
320 PRE

 

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Joseph Stalin

Books:
Joseph Stalin
by David Downing
B STA
Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar
by Simon Sebag Montefiore
B STA
Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler: The Age of Social Catastrophe
by Robert Gellately
947.084 GEL
Leaders of World War II
by Stewart Ross
940.53 ROS
 
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