Allies at War

Allies at War by Tim Bouverie is the first political history of the Second World War, detailing the formation of the Grand Alliance that defeated Hitler. Written by the Sunday Times-bestselling author of Appeasing Hitler, this book offers a landmark history of the alliance that not only won the war but also laid the foundations for peace.

"An astonishing achievement. Compellingly told, immensely wide-ranging and utterly fascinating ... Superb" - JAMES HOLLAND

Following the fall of France in June 1940, Britain was the sole barrier against Hitler's total victory. In a desperate bid for allies, Winston Churchill endeavoured to involve the United States in the conflict, disrupt the alliance between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, and motivate neutral countries to resist German domination.

By 1942, amidst the chaos of the German invasion of Russia and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the British-Soviet-American alliance was formed. This improbable coalition was fraught with ideological and political divides, as well as mistrust and deceit. Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin stood together against Hitler, even as they were rivals divided on issues of strategy, imperialism, and the future of a liberated Europe.

Allies at War is a riveting narrative history, drawing from over a hundred archives and enriched with vivid, first-hand accounts and unpublished diaries. The book takes readers into the very rooms where pivotal decisions were made, unraveling the political drama that accompanied military events. Ambitious and compelling, Allies at War offers a fresh perspective on the Second World War and the origins of the Cold War.

"The best book I have ever read about the politics of the Second World War" - TIM SHIPMAN