{"product_id":"the-stalin-affair","title":"The Stalin Affair","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Delivered with flamboyance, it features a sparkling cast of chancers'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eKATJA HOYER, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e 5* review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Page-turning . . . a sizzling high-stakes tale' \u003cb\u003eJAMES HOLLAND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book might read like the screenplay of a gripping movie, yet every word is accurate and verified'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eANDREW ROBERTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Giles Milton is a phenomenon'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eDAN SNOW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Another rollercoaster ride from Giles Milton. Endlessly surprising'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eANTHONY HOROWITZ\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom internationally bestselling historian Giles Milton comes the remarkable true story of the Allies' secret mission to wartime Moscow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1941, as Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, Stalin's forces faced a catastrophic defeat which would make the Allies' liberation of Europe virtually impossible. To avert this disaster, Britain and America mobilised an elite team of remarkable diplomats with the mission of keeping the Red Army in the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInto the heart of Stalin's Moscow, Roosevelt sent Averell Harriman, the fourth richest man in America, and his brilliant young daughter Kathy. Churchill dispatched the reckless but brilliant \u003ci\u003ebon vivant\u003c\/i\u003e Archie Clark Kerr—and occasionally himself—to negotiate with the Kremlin's wiliest operators. Together, this improbable group grappled with the ingenious, mercurial Stalin to make victory possible. But they also discovered that the Soviet dictator had a terrifying masterplan for the post-war world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on astonishing unpublished diaries, letters, and secret reports, \u003ci\u003eThe Stalin Affair\u003c\/i\u003e reveals troves of new material about the most unlikely coalition in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45714370068716,"sku":"9781529398526","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529398526_adce8531-59b4-485d-a056-a91bdfd47de1.jpg?v=1732694848","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-stalin-affair","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}