Winston Churchill, Yalta and the Cold War
Michael Bishop is the former director of George Washington University’s National Churchill Library and Center. He looked at the February 1945 Yalta… read more
Michael Bishop is the former director of George Washington University’s National Churchill Library and Center. He looked at the February 1945 Yalta Conference between Allied leaders Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Josef Stalin. Mr. Bishop focused on Churchill’s role at the meeting and how Yalta impacted the British Prime Minister personally and politically. He also talked about the legacy of Yalta and its role in the dawn of the Cold War, with Churchill becoming one of the leading “cold warriors” of the era. The National World War II Museum hosted the event. close
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