American Warlords: How Roosevelt's High Command Led America to Victory in World War II
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American Warlords: How Roosevelt's High Command Led America to Victory in World War II
American Warlords is the story of the greatest €œteam of rivals€ since the days of Lincoln.
In a lifetime shaped by politics, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proved himself a master manipulator of Congress, the press, and the public. But when war in Europe and Asia threatened America€s shores, FDR found himself in a world turned upside down, where his friends became his foes, his enemies his allies. To help wage democracy€s first €œtotal war,€ he turned to one of history€s most remarkable triumvirates.
These commanders threw off sparks whenever they clashed: Generals against politicians, Army versus Navy. But those sparks lit the fire of victory. During four years of bitter warfare, FDR€s lieutenants learned to set aside deep personal, political, and professional differences and pull a nation through the twentieth century's darkest days.
Encircling Roosevelt€s warlords€"and sometimes bitterly at odds with them€"was a colorful cast of the Second World War€s giants: Winston Churchill, MacArthur, Josef Stalin, Eisenhower, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Charles de Gaulle. These and other larger-than-life figures enrich a sweeping story of an era brimming with steel, fire, and blood.
Drawing upon a wealth of primary sources, American Warlords goes behind closed doors to give readers an intimate, often surprising view of titans who led America from isolation to the summit of global power. Written in a robust, engaging style, author Jonathan W. Jordan offers a vivid portrait of four extraordinary Americans in the eye of war€s hurricane. Â