| ID | 137950 |
| Title Proper | Adam Curtis’s bitter lake |
| Other Title Information | nightmares of modernity |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Glazzard, Andrew |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | On 14 February 1945, King Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia stepped aboard the USS Quincy, anchored in the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal, to meet the dying American president, Franklin D Roosevelt. Roosevelt was returning from Yalta where, with Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill, he had decided the fate of the post-war world. Roosevelt and Ibn Saud had a convivial discussion for several hours before going their separate ways. |
| `In' analytical Note | Rusi Journal Vol. 160, No.2; Apr/May 2015: p.90-93 |
| Journal Source | Rusi Journal Vol: 160 No 2 |
| Key Words | Modernity ; Saudi Arabia ; Suez Canal ; Adam Curtis ; Nightmares ; Abdul-Aziz Ibn Saud ; Great Bitter Lake |