First published 1999
James MacGregor Burns opens his examination of Franklin Delano Roosevelt during World War II by positioning the president at the center of global conflict. Roosevelt navigates the complexities of leading America from isolationism through Pearl Harbor and into total war. Burns traces how Roosevelt balanced domestic politics with international strategy, managed relationships with Churchill and Stalin, and made decisions that shaped the Allied victory. The author reveals Roosevelt's methods for maintaining public support while coordinating military campaigns across multiple theaters. Burns shows Roosevelt grappling with moral choices about civilian bombing, the Holocaust, and post-war planning. The book captures Roosevelt's final years as he worked to establish the United Nations while his health declined. Burns presents a leader who transformed America's role in the world while fighting the greatest war in human history.
Genres: biography, history, 20th-century, world-war-ii, military-history, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-fiction
Setting: United States, Pearl Harbor, United Nations
Period: World War II
640 pages · Hardcover · KONECKY & KONECKY