Commander in Chief FDR's Battle with Churchill, 1943
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07.06.2016
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The astonishing story of FDR's yearlong, defining battle with Churchill in 1943, as the war raged in Africa and Italy: "Superb." -Fareed Zakaria,
The Washington Post
1943 was the year of Allied military counteroffensives, beating back the forces of the Axis powers in North Africa and the Pacific-the "Hinge of Fate," as Winston Churchill called it. In
Commander in Chief,Nigel Hamilton reveals Franklin D. Roosevelt's true role in this saga: overruling his own Joint Chiefs of Staff, ordering American airmen on an ambush of the Japanese navy's Admiral Yamamoto, facing down Churchill when he attempted to abandon Allied D-Day strategy (twice). This FDR is profoundly different from the one Churchill later painted. President Roosevelt's patience was tested to the limit quelling the prime minister's "revolt," as Churchill pressured Congress and senior American leaders to focus Allied energy on disastrous fighting in Italy and the Aegean instead of landings in Normandy. Finally, in a dramatic showdown at Hyde Park, FDR had to stop Churchill from losing the war by making the ultimate threat, setting the Allies on their course to final victory. Hamilton masterfully chronicles the clash of nations-and of two titanic personalities-at a crucial moment in modern history.
"The author offers plenty of colorful period detail... 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)
"Hamilton combines polished writing, a command of various sources, and broad insight in this account of Franklin Roosevelt's pivotal WWII year." -
Publishers Weekly
Includes maps
The Washington Post
1943 was the year of Allied military counteroffensives, beating back the forces of the Axis powers in North Africa and the Pacific-the "Hinge of Fate," as Winston Churchill called it. In
Commander in Chief,Nigel Hamilton reveals Franklin D. Roosevelt's true role in this saga: overruling his own Joint Chiefs of Staff, ordering American airmen on an ambush of the Japanese navy's Admiral Yamamoto, facing down Churchill when he attempted to abandon Allied D-Day strategy (twice). This FDR is profoundly different from the one Churchill later painted. President Roosevelt's patience was tested to the limit quelling the prime minister's "revolt," as Churchill pressured Congress and senior American leaders to focus Allied energy on disastrous fighting in Italy and the Aegean instead of landings in Normandy. Finally, in a dramatic showdown at Hyde Park, FDR had to stop Churchill from losing the war by making the ultimate threat, setting the Allies on their course to final victory. Hamilton masterfully chronicles the clash of nations-and of two titanic personalities-at a crucial moment in modern history.
"The author offers plenty of colorful period detail... 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)
"Hamilton combines polished writing, a command of various sources, and broad insight in this account of Franklin Roosevelt's pivotal WWII year." -
Publishers Weekly
Includes maps
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