| Author | Jordan, George Racey, 1898-
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| Title | From Major Jordan's diaries / George Racey Jordan with Richard L. Stokes.
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| Published | New York : Harcourt, Brace, c1952.
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| Description | 284 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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| Bib. Note | Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Formatted Note | Contents: "Mr. Brown" and the start of a diary -- The "bomb powder" folders -- We move to Montana -- How my Alaskan report helped the Russians -- The black suitcases -- "Don't make a big production" -- The story of the "heavy water" -- A look at lend-lease -- The greatest mail-order catalogue in history -- My visit to the State Department in 1944 -- The priest who confronted Stalin -- How Russia got U.S. Treasury plates -- "The broadcast goes on tonight" -- Clouds of witnesses.
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| Summary Note | Summary: "... I want to put in permanent form the full story of my experiences as a Lend-Lease expediter and liaison officer with the Russians during the war, when I served for two crucial years, from May 1942 to June 1944, both at Newark Airport and at the big air base at Great Falls, Montana ..."--Pref.
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| Subjects | Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union.
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| Other Authors | Stokes, Richard L.
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| LC Card Number | 52-6448 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: D 754 R9 J821 1952
CA-1903242: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 69820] |
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