{"product_id":"churchills-third-world-war-british-plans-to-attack-the-soviet-empire-1945-paperback","title":"Churchill's Third World War: British Plans to Attack the Soviet Empire 1945 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Walker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs the war in Europe entered its final months, the world teetered on the edge of a Third World War.\u003c\/b\u003e While Soviet forces hammered their way into Berlin, Churchill ordered British military planners to prepare the top secret Operation Unthinkable - the plan for an Allied attack on the Soviet Union - on 1 July 1945. Using US, British and Polish forces, the invasion would reclaim Eastern Europe. The controversial plan called for the use of Nazi troops, and there was the specter of the atomic bomb. Would yet another army make the fatal mistake of heading East? \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eChurchill's Third World War \u003c\/i\u003eJonathan Walker presents a haunting study of the war that so nearly was. He outlines the motivations behind Churchill's plan, the logistics of launching a vast assault against an enemy who had bested Hitler, potential sabotage by Polish communists, and he speculates whether the Allies would have succeeded had the operation gone forward. Well supported by a wide range of primary sources from the Churchill Archives Center, Sikorski Institute, National Archives and Imperial War Museum, this is a fascinating insight into the upheaval as the Second World War drew to a close and former alliances were shattered. Operation Unthinkable became the blueprint for the Cold War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJONATHAN WALKER is a member of the British Commission for Military History and a former Honorary Research Associate at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of five books for Spellmount: \u003ci\u003eThe Blood Tub: General Gough and the Battle of Bullecourt; War Letters to a Wife \u003c\/i\u003e(as editor); \u003ci\u003eAden Insurgency: The Savage War in South Arabia; Poland Alone: Britain, SOE \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ethe Collapse of the Polish Resistance, 1944\u003c\/i\u003e (which has been translated into Polish to great acclaim); and \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Beast: Power and Passion in the Great War.\u003c\/i\u003e In addition to contributing to other recent military history publications, he has appeared on BBC radio and television programs. He lives in Devon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47521421263069,"sku":"9781803999319","price":32.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/eVCZt7RwYc9781803999319.webp?v=1772259735","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/churchills-third-world-war-british-plans-to-attack-the-soviet-empire-1945-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}