The Allies

Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, and the Unlikely Alliance That Won World War II

By: Winston Groom

Narrated by: George Guidall

Best-selling author Winston Groom, “one of America’s great storytellers” (The Wall Street Journal), crafts a gripping narrative about the tense alliance between Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin, who aligned as leaders of the Allied forces to win World War II and redefine the international political stage.

Explore the tensions of an uneasy alliance between three of the twentieth century’s most significant leaders in The Allies, where Pulitzer Prize finalist Winston Groom tells the story of how Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin negotiated to shape the modern world.

By the end of World War II, 59 nations were arrayed against the Axis powers. But three Allied leaders—Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin—emerged to control the war in Europe and the Pacific. Vastly different in upbringing and political beliefs, they were not always in agreement, or even on good terms. But these three men changed the course of history.

In The Allies, Groom uses the remarkable correspondence between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin to explore a triumverate that influenced the next century of politics. Through rich narrative details of each man’s personal life and riveting tales of their public and private battles, a portrait emerges of three world leaders who fought the largest war in history, and clashed and compromised en route to outcomes that changed the world.

“Groom brings his experience as both novelist and historian to bear in this well-researched and fast-paced narrative of the complex relationship among the three statesmen who determined the outcome of WWII … This is an excellent history.”—Publishers Weekly

©2018 Winston Groom (P)2018 Recorded Books

Great book! Well done.

History that is also entertaining! Look forward to another book from the author. Soon I hope.

Excellent writing and performance

I would call this a great book, not just good. This is due to its artful, well paced narrative. There are a few significant errors. The author shocks us with the description of Russian murder, rape, and mayhem in Berlin at the end of the war without mentioning that the far greater horrors the germans imposed on innocent Russian civilians, many, many multiples of the Russian crimes in Berlin. He sets the number of Russians murdered at 8 million while modern scholarship puts it at 25 million. A really fine book and I will look for others by the same author, Winston Groom.

More intriguing than fiction

From birth to death of three of the most powerful men of the twentieth century.

Fantastic!

Loved it. Absolutely fantastic narrative story telling. Seamless transitioning between character, time and place. Pleasure to read.

Engaging and well written

At first I thought this was going to be a snoozer.
Not at all.
Insight into all three men as pertaining to WWI and WWII.
This book kept me
Looking to go research other areas of WWII and each of the leaders individually.
Informative and engaging.