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Parrish, Thomas (Thomas D.)
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946.
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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Parrish, Thomas (Thomas D.)
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946.
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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To keep the British Isles afloat : FDR's men in Churchill's London, 1941 /
Thomas
Parrish
.
by
Parrish
,
Thomas
(
Thomas
D
.)
HarperCollins, c2009.
Call #:
940.531 P261t
Subjects
Roosevelt, Franklin
D
. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965.
Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946.
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States.
ISBN:
9780061357930 (hc.)
0061357936 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
x, 324 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"Smithsonian Books"
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-311) and index.
Contents:
Prologue : Crisis -- Money flies -- Friendship -- "Brilliance and glitter" -- Dark autumn -- Terror in the air -- The case of solidarity -- "Send for Harry!" -- Decidedly unneutral acts -- The political calculating machine -- "Reposing special faith and confidence" -- "A smiling gentleman" -- "The perfection of human society" -- "Whither thou goest" -- "The all-seeing eye" -- "A new Magna Carta" -- "By temperament, training and experience" -- Linking up -- "In a nightmare" -- At the Dorchester -- On his majesty's service -- The colossus factor.
Summary:
"After the fall of France in June 1940, London became the center of world political theater. For the U.S. president, the vital question was: could Britain, with American help, hold out against the might of Nazi Germany? While keeping the United States officially neutral, Franklin
D
. Roosevelt devised an unprecedented strategy, leading to the revolutionary idea of lend-lease. But was Winston Churchill—famous as a speechmaker but regarded by many as a reckless politician and possibly a drunk—a good bet? To find the answer, Roosevelt dispatched his closest associate, Harry Hopkins, to Britain on a mission. Hopkins's endorsement of Churchill put an end to FDR's doubts, and with the passage of the Lend-Lease Act the president sent Averell Harriman, a wealthy financier and entrepreneur, to London "to keep the British Isles afloat." For Harriman, the assignment turned out to be the great adventure of a remarkable life. Filled with vivid details and great storytelling, To Keep the British Isles Afloat explores the still-misunderstood beginnings of the unique Anglo-American alliance in World War II, offering an intriguing new look at Roosevelt's thinking and a fresh perspective on the relationship between the president and the prime minister."--Jacket.
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