The sphinx : Franklin Roosevelt, the isolationists, and the road to World War II
Wapshott, Nicholas2015
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In this volume Nicholas Wapshott explains the profound and protracted difficulties Franklin Roosevelt had to overcome before he could commit American forces to the Second World War. FDR was obliged to turn around the reluctant American public, deal with isolationists in Congress and subdue leaders of opinion, including William Randolph Hearst, Joseph Kennedy, Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford, and Walt Disney.
Main title:
The sphinx : Franklin Roosevelt, the isolationists, and the road to World War II / Nicholas Wapshott.
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Imprint:
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2015.
Collation:
400 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780393088885 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.53112940.53112 WAP
Language:
English
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic historyUnited States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945Roosevelt, Franklin D., Jr. (Franklin Delano), 1914-1988 -- Political and social viewsKennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 -- Political and social viewsLindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 -- Political and social viewsIsolationism -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryWarfare and Defence
BRN:
1278135
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