The Stalin Affair

Bestselling historian Giles Milton uncovers the true story of the Allies' secret mission to Moscow to keep the Red Army as part the Second World War.

About the event

In the summer of 1941, as Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, Stalin’s forces faced a catastrophic defeat which would make the Allies’ liberation of Europe virtually impossible. To avert this disaster, Britain and America mobilized an elite team of diplomats with the mission of keeping the Red Army in the war. But they also discovered that the Soviet dictator had a terrifying masterplan for the post-war world.

Based on astonishing unpublished diaries, letters and secret reports, ‘The Stalin Affair’ sheds light on the most unlikely coalition in history.

About the speaker

Giles Milton is a writer and historian. He is the internationally bestselling author of eleven books including ‘Russian Roulette’ and ‘D-Day: The Soldier’s Story’. His books have been translated into 25 languages. ‘The Stalin Affair’ was selected as a Radio 4 Book of the Week.