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Wortman, Marc (Marc Josef)
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 -- Military leadership.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
Foreign correspondents -- United States.
Nineteen forty-one, A.D.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945.
United States -- History -- 1933-1945.
United States -- Military relations.
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Wortman, Marc (Marc Josef)
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 -- Military leadership.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
Foreign correspondents -- United States.
Nineteen forty-one, A.D.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945.
United States -- History -- 1933-1945.
United States -- Military relations.
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1941 : fighting the shadow war : a divided America in a world at war / Marc Wortman
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Wortman, Marc (Marc Josef)
Atlantic Monthly Press, [2016]
Call #:
973
.917
W935n
Subjects
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 -- Military leadership.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
Foreign correspondents -- United States.
Nineteen forty-one, A.D.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945.
United States -- History -- 1933-1945.
United States -- Military relations.
ISBN:
9780802125118 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Nineteen forty-one : fighting the shadow war : a divided America in a world at war
Fighting the shadow war : a divided America in a world at war
Shadow war : a divided America in a world at war
Edition:
First edition
Description:
x, 409 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-386) and index
Contents:
Foreign correspondents -- A new world -- "That prophecy comes true" -- Unneutral acts -- Scooping Hitler -- Blitzkrieg propaganda -- Shadowed by the G-men -- The Roosevelt brand -- Cassandra -- A rising sun -- Prairie fire -- "Aviation, geography, and race" -- Indictments -- The garden hose -- How do you do? -- Intolerance -- Good Americanism -- Living in a nightmare -- Volunteers -- The strongest fortress in the world -- Geographers -- Son of a harness maker -- The obvious conclusion -- At last we've gotten together -- The rattlesnakes of the Atlantic -- Tennō -- The undeclared war -- Son of man, son of God -- East wind, rain -- Rendezvous with destiny
Summary:
"Historian Marc Wortman explores the little-known history of America's clandestine involvement in World War II before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Prior to that infamous day, America had long been involved in a shadow war. Winston Churchill, England's beleaguered new Prime Minister, pleaded with Franklin D. Roosevelt for help. FDR concocted ingenious ways to come to his aid, without breaking the Neutrality Acts. Launching Lend-Lease, conducting espionage at home and in South America to root out Nazi sympathizers, and waging undeclared war in the Atlantic, were just some of the tactics with which FDR battled Hitler in the shadows. FDR also had to contend with growing isolationism and anti-Semitism as he tried to influence public opinion. While Americans were sympathetic to those being crushed under Axis power, they were unwilling to enter a foreign war. Wortman tells the story through the eyes of the powerful as well as ordinary citizens. Their stories weave throughout the intricate tapestry of events that unfold during the crucial year of 1941. Combining military and political history, Wortman tells the eye-opening story of how FDR took the country to war. Marc Wortman is an independent historian and freelance journalist. He is the author of The Millionaires' Unit: The Aristocratic Flyboys Who Fought the Great War and Invented American Air Power and The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut."--Provided by publisher.
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