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Commander in Chief: FDR's Battle with Churchill, 1943 (FDR at War)
Commander in Chief FDR's Battle with Churchill 1943 - FDR at War Author:Nigel Hamilton "A solid inside view of the strategic thinking that went into the campaign against Hitler as America laid the groundwork for the D-Day invasion the following year." ?Kirkus Reviews, starred review — Drawing on years of archival research and interviews, Commander in Chief reveals the gripping story?suppressed by Winston Churchill in his memoirs?of... more » FDR?s battles with Churchill to hold fast to Allied strategy. Roosevelt knew that the Allies should take Sicily but avoid a wider battle in southern Europe, building experience but saving strength to invade France in early 1944. At the Casablanca Conference, Churchill seemed to agree?only to undermine his own generals and the Allied command, testing Roosevelt?s patience to the limit. Afraid of the invasion planned for Normandy, Churchill pushed instead for disastrous fighting in Italy, thereby almost losing the war for the Allies. In a dramatic showdown, FDR finally set the ultimate course for victory by making the ultimate threat. In Commander in Chief, Hamilton masterfully chronicles the clash of nations?and of two titanic personalities?at a crucial moment in modern history.« less