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The Mantle of Command: FDR at War, 1941?1942
The Mantle of Command FDR at War 19411942 Author:Nigel Hamilton ?This is revisionist history in the best sense of the word ? it forces us to rethink assumptions and to reconsider the way that history unfolded . . . This bold argument is extensively researched, well stated, and will undoubtedly change the way we see Franklin Roosevelt.? ? Christian Science Monitor — ?A fine beginning to an important project.? ... more »? Wall Street Journal
Based on years of archival research and interviews with the last surviving aides and Roosevelt family members, The Mantle of Command offers a radical new perspective on Franklin Delano Roosevelt?s masterful ? and underappreciated ? leadership of the Allied war effort. After the disaster at Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt devised a global strategy that would save Churchill and the British and defeat Hitler and the Japanese. As Nigel Hamilton?s account reaches its climax and U.S. forces conduct Operation Torch ? the successful invasion of French Northwest Africa ? the tide of war turns in the Allies? favor, and FDR?s genius for military command is clear. This intimate, sweeping look at a great President in history?s greatest conflict is gripping, essential reading.« less