From the pen of internationally acclaimed historian and author Giles Milton comes the astonishing true story of a diverse group of men and women from the United States and Great Britain, who made arduous efforts to use diplomacy to achieve the challenging approach to the unpredictable personality of Stalin during the tumultuous period of World War II.

In the summer of 1941, Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, shattering an alliance that Stalin considered invulnerable. There were legitimate fears that either Stalin's forces would suffer a devastating defeat or the Soviet leader would end up, once again, in some sort of agreement with Hitler. Any of these two scenarios would mean destruction for both Britain and the United States.

Enter Averell Harriman: a multimillionaire railroad businessman and, at the start of the war, the fourth richest man in America. At Roosevelt's request, he travels to Britain to serve as a liaison between the American president and Churchill, as well as to lead an effort that would eventually become known as the Harriman Mission. In collaboration with his glamorous young daughter Kathy, the support of a very unique group of British diplomats, and Churchill himself, Harriman ultimately succeeds in convincing Stalin to join forces with the West, a move essential to defeating Hitler.

Based on unpublished diaries, letters, and secret reports, the book "The Stalin Project" sheds light on unknown material regarding the path the Allies took to victory, incorporating a wealth of vivid scenes among prominent and notorious figures of World War II.