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Hamilton, Nigel
Subjects
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history.
Command of troops -- Case studies.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
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Hamilton, Nigel
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history.
Command of troops -- Case studies.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
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Commander
in
chief
:
FDR
's
battle
with
Churchill
,
1943
/ Nigel Hamilton.
by
Hamilton, Nigel
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2016.
Call #:
940.5322 H219c
Subjects
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Churchill
, Winston, 1874-1965.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history.
Command of troops -- Case studies.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
ISBN:
9780544279117 (hc)
0544279115 (hc)
Description:
xv, 464 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Part I. A secret journey -- A crazy idea -- Aboard the magic carpet -- Part II. Total war -- The United Nations -- What next? -- Stalin's nyet -- Addressing Congress -- A fool'
s
paradise -- Facing the Joint Chiefs of Staff -- Part III. Casablanca -- The house of happiness -- Hot water -- A wonderful picture -- In the president's boudoir -- Part IV. Unconditional surrender -- Stimson is aghast -- De Gaulle -- An acerbic interview -- The unconditional surrender meeting -- Part V. Kasserine -- Kasserine -- Arch-admirals and arch-generals -- Between two forces of evil -- Health issues -- Part VI. Get Yamamoto! -- Inspection tour two -- Get Yamamoto! -- "He'
s
dead?" -- Part VII. Beware Greeks bearing gifts -- Saga of the Niebelungs -- A scene from Arabian Nights -- The God Neptune -- A
battle
royal -- No major operations until 1945 or 1946 -- Part VIII. The Riot Act -- The Davies Mission -- A dozen Dieppes in a day -- The future of the world at stake -- The president loses patience -- Part IX. The first crack in the Axis -- Sicily; and Kursk -- The F©ơhrer flies to Italy -- Countercrisis -- A fishing expedition in Ontario -- The president's judgment -- Part X. Conundrum -- Stalin lies -- War on two western fronts -- The F©ơhrer is very optimistic -- A cardinal moment --
Churchill
is stunned -- Part XI. Quebec
1943
-- The German will to fight -- Near homicidal negotiations -- A longing in the air -- The president is upset; with the Russians -- Part XII. The endgame -- Close to disaster -- A Darwinian struggle -- A talk with Archbishop Spellman -- The empires of the future -- A tragicomedy of errors -- Meeting reality -- A message to Congress -- Achieving wonders.
Summary:
"Nigel Hamilton'
s
Mantle of Command, long-listed for the National Book Award, drew on years of archival research and interviews to portray
FDR
in a tight close up, as he determined Allied strategy in the crucial initial phases of World War II.
Commander
in
Chief
reveals the astonishing sequel -- suppressed by Winston
Churchill
in his memoirs -- of Roosevelt's battles with
Churchill
to maintain that 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.
Churchill
seemed to agree at Casablanca -- only to undermine his own generals and the Allied command, testing Roosevelt's patience to the limit.
Churchill
was afraid of the invasion planned for Normandy, and 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.
Commander
in
Chief
shows
FDR
in top form at a crucial time in the modern history of the West."-- Publisher's description
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