The alliance that came together to win World War II was born out of terrible necessity. The compromises it required would have long-term consequences.

A "work of old-fashioned diplomatic history", "Allies at War" focuses on the fraught and often shifting alliances between the countries that opposed the Axis powers: chiefly Britain, America, the ...

After World War I, Hitler identified the natural affinity of the Anglo-Americans as Germany’s greatest threat. That common language came to serve the cause of freedom well. Yet both sides couldn ...

The president’s proclamation came a week after he said he also wanted to rename Veterans Day as “Victory Day for World War I.” It was unclear if either would be an official holiday.

Allies at War: How the Struggles Between the Allied Powers Shaped the War and the World. By Tim Bouverie. Crown. 672 pages. We may earn a commission when you buy products through the links on our ...