1941: Fighting the Shadow War: A Divided America in a World at War

Wortman, Marc

ISBN 10: 0802126677 ISBN 13: 9780802126672
Editorial: Grove Press, 2017
Usado paperback

Librería: Your Online Bookstore, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas Valoración 5 estrellas, Más información sobre las valoraciones de los vendedores

Vendedor de AbeBooks desde 6 de julio de 2010

Este artículo en concreto ya no está disponible.

Descripción

Descripción:

N° de ref. del artículo 0802126677-3-27054934

Denunciar este artículo

Sinopsis:

In 1941: Fighting the Shadow War, A Divided America in a World at War, historian Marc Wortman thrillingly explores the little-known history of Americas 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, Englands 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. The largest obstacle was Charles Lindbergh and his America First Committee, with its following of hundreds of thousands. While Americans were sympathetic to those being crushed under Axis power, they were unwilling to enter a foreign war. Wortman looks at this dynamic time through the eyes of the powerful as well as ordinary citizens. The book opens with two American journalists who witness Hitlers invasion of Poland: William Shirer is appalled by the rise of Nazism, Philip Johnson is enthralled with Hitler. Their stories weave throughout the intricate tapestry of events that unfold during the crucial year of 1941.

Combining military and political history, Wortman crafts an eye-opening account of how FDR took the country to war.

Acerca del autor:

Marc Wortman is an independent historian and award-winning freelance journalist. He is the author of two previous books, The Millionaires' Unit: The Aristocratic Flyboys Who Fought the Great War and Invented American Air Power (the inspiration for the prize-winning, feature-length documentary by Humanus Films) and The Bonfire: The Siege and Burning of Atlanta. He has written for many popular publications, including Smithsonian, Vanity Fair, and Town & Country, and his essays and reviews appear frequently on The Daily Beast. He and his family live in New Haven.

"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Detalles bibliográficos

Título: 1941: Fighting the Shadow War: A Divided ...
Editorial: Grove Press
Año de publicación: 2017
Encuadernación: paperback
Condición: Good

Los mejores resultados en AbeBooks

Existen otras 5 copia(s) de este libro

Ver todos los resultados de su búsqueda