Commander in Chief: FDR's Battle With Churchill, 1943 - Brossura

Hamilton, Nigel

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ISBN 10: 0544944461 ISBN 13: 9780544944466

Casa editrice: Mariner Books, 2017

Riassunto

“Superb . . . Hamilton brilliantly sets out Roosevelt’s foresight, determination and skill in establishing a new world order.” —Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post

“Provocative . . . stimulating to follow.” —Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times Book Review

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 FDR’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.

In Commander in Chief, Hamilton masterfully chronicles the clash of nations—and of two titanic personalities—at a crucial moment in modern history.

“The rebuttal to the Churchill multivolume history . . . The war retains its power to shock and surprise.” — Boston Globe

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Early praise for COMMANDER IN CHIEF "Offers plenty of colorful period detail ... The book presents a convincing portrait of its main subject, strengthening readers' confidence in the author's conclusions ... Hamilton gives 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 (starred) Praise for THE MANTLE OF COMMAND Long-listed for the National Book Award in Nonfiction A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year "Roosevelt's deft but opaque role as commander in chief has been overshadowed or overlooked in many military histories. In his fast-paced, smartly observed recounting of Roosevelt's first year as war leader, Hamilton means to set the record straight ... Hamilton writes with brio and narrative drive ... The Mantle of Command is splendid: It's the memoir Roosevelt didn't get to write." — Evan Thomas, New York Times Book Review "This is revisionist history in the best sense of the word — it forces us to rethink assumptions and to reconsider the way that history unfolded and the role that leading individuals played. This bold argument is extensively researched, well stated, and will undoubtedly change the way we see Franklin Roosevelt." — Christian Science Monitor "Masterly ... A fine beginning to an important project." — Wall Street Journal

"Offers plenty of colorful period detail ... The book presents a convincing portrait of its main subject, strengthening readers' confidence in the author's conclusions ... Hamilton gives 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 (starred)

L'autore

NIGEL HAMILTON is a best-selling and award-winning biographer, and the author of The Mantle of Command, long-listed for the National Book Award. He is a senior fellow at the McCormack Graduate School, University of Massachusetts, Boston.

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• Editore: Mariner Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0544944461
• ISBN 13: 9780544944466
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 464