Eight Days at Yalta

In Eight Days at Yalta, Diana Preston vividly explores the pivotal 1945 conference where Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin gathered in Crimea to shape the post-war landscape. Over the course of eight days, they negotiated critical issues, including Germany's governance and the formation of the United Nations, against a backdrop of tense diplomacy and shifting allegiances. As Roosevelt pushed for changes that would challenge British imperialism, Stalin keenly observed, making minimal concessions while advancing his own territorial ambitions. This compelling account reveals how those tumultuous days laid the groundwork for the geopolitical dynamics of the Cold War.