246. Shaping the Post-War World at The Yalta Conference

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🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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In this episode Patrick is joined by writer and historian Giles Milton, who is expertly placed to discuss the seismic events of the Yalta conference which dictated the fate of post war Europe, which he describes so eloquently in his book Checkmate in Berlin. Yalta was the scene of a political battle between the leaders of the soon to be victorious Allied powers, with Stalin skilfully manoeuvring and exploiting his strong hand with the Red Army having already wrestled control over most of Eastern Europe. If you have any thoughts or questions, you can send them to - [email protected] Producer: James Hodgson X: @PodBattleground Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.0	Well, 40 years ago, the big three who had fought the war against Hitler,
0:51.4	Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin sat down to finalize
0:56.3	the shape of a peace that was getting closer with every passing day. The meeting in the first
1:02.2	week of February 1945 took place in the Crimean Resort of Yelta. According to one historian,
1:08.2	never before in history had the spoils of war been subject to such scrutiny nor laced with such brooding drama.
1:16.2	Well, those words were spoken by our guest today, Charles Milton, the author of many books, but among them the best account you're likely to read of this momentous gathering.
1:26.1	That book is Checkmate in Berlin, a fantastic read which you should
1:29.9	all go out and buy immediately. Yelta was truly one of the most ruthless applications of rail
1:37.0	politic the world has ever seen. Yet at the same time, it was a fantastically theatrical occasion.
1:43.4	In that theatre was a great deal of symbolism
1:45.9	that would illustrate the realities of the post-war world, one in which the principles that
1:51.4	Britain and America had fought to defend were in many cases notably absent. Well, first of all,
1:59.2	welcome to the podcast, Charles. You're an old hand here. We've been
2:03.0	lucky enough to have you on before. Well, thanks for having me back on. I'm delighted to be here.
2:07.9	Well, no, so we're the ones who are grateful in this case, I think. But I want to concentrate
2:13.3	really today on what I think our listeners will find most fascinating, which is the event,
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