How Stalin ran rings round the west

The wartime alliance between Josef Stalin, Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt was arguably the most important of the 20th century – and among the most fraught. Here, in conversation with Spencer Mizen, Giles Milton explores a three-way relationship that was plagued by spats, backstabbing and duplicity – yet was absolutely critical to victory over the Nazis.

Giles Milton is the author of The Stalin Affair: The Impossible Alliance that Won the War (John Murray Press, 2024)