I'm an avid reader of history, especially during the era in question. Unfortunately, this book did nothing to illuminate the deals made behind the scenes between the "Big 3" which had such a profound impact on the second half of the 20th century. For some reason, the author took the highly unusual stance that the subject should not be evaluated with future impact in mind. From this perspective, Mr. Chaimberland would be seen as a peacemaker and not a fool! The only reason I can come up with for this stance is that it was the only way the author could paint Stalin in a positive light (Stalin's pause to allow the SS to decimate the Warsaw Uprising receives an unconscionable defense from the author), as well as justify Roosevelt's naive assertion that he "could handle Stalin". The book is extremely light on source references, and focuses mostly on the (rather uninteresting) opinions of the author. This is a tremendous shame, since the subject matter itself is so promising!