Outline and Thesis

Question: What effect did FDR and Churchill's personal relationship have on the Allied victory? How is this shown through their correspondence regarding the lend-lease program and the cross-channel invasion?

Thesis: An examination of the correspondence between Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt regarding major events during World War II serves as evidence that the personal relationship between the two men served to strengthen the alliance between thier two countries and aided the allied victory.

Outline: I will be approaching the large amount of correspondence by looking at a few major events and the correspondence regarding them.

1. Introduction

  • A Personal Relationship Will Lead to Victory

    2. Aid to Britain
  • The First Letter
  • Prelude to Lend-Lease
  • FDR Acts: Lend-Lease Formalized

    3. Cross-Channel Invasion
  • Early Plans
  • The Soviet Issue
  • Bolero: The Buildup
  • The Invasion: D-Day

    4. Sources
  • Endnotes
  • Bibliography

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