The End of an Alliance. Byrnes, Roosevelt, Truman, and the Origins of the Cold War : James F. Byrnes, Roosevelt, Truman, and the Origins of the Cold War

Using recently declassified documents, Messer traces Byrnes's performance from the Yalta Conference through the postwar dealings with the Soviet Union. He sees the failure of the Soviet-American collaboration to continue into the postwar years as the result of several unrelated events--the struggle between Byrnes and Truman to become Roosevelt's successor in 1944, Roosevelt's use of Byrnes as his Yalta salesman," and Byrnes's distorted view of the Yalta Conference." Originally published in 1982. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value. Based on research into primary documents including recently declassified documents at the Truman Library, Brynes' Yalta notes and diaries of Truman and Walter Brown, Messer analyzes the origins of the cold war. He shows that the failure of the American and Soviet leadership to continue their wartime collaboration into the postwar period was neither the result of a conspiracy of anti-communist ideologues in Washington nor American response to Soviet provocation. Argueing that this change was influenced by unrelatd events in the lives of Roosevelt, Brynes and Truman he examines the corrosive effects of power on friendship, as well as the end of two alliances in 1945: the public one between Washington and Moscow, and the private one between Truman and his second Secretary of State Brynes. ISBN 0-8078-1494-6 : $19.95 Cover Half Title Title Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. The Struggle for Succession Chapter 3. The Making of a Myth: Byrnes at Yalta Chapter 4. The Selling of a Myth: Byrnes as the Expert on Yalta Chapter 5. The Partnership: Byrnes, Truman, and the Bomb Chapter 6. Together at the Summit: The Potsdam Conference Chapter 7. The First Big Test: The London Council of Foreign Ministers Chapter 8. The Decline: Byrnes in Moscow Chapter 9. The Fall: Truman Takes Command Chapter 10. The Cold War Consensus Chapter 11. Man of the Year. Chapter 12. Et Tu Brute?: Byrnes and Truman in HistoryNotes Selected List of Sources Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y.