Three days at the brink : FDR's daring gamble to win World War II
Preferred Shelf Number:
940.5322 BAI
First Title value, for Searching:
Three days at the brink : FDR's daring gamble to win World War II
First Author value, for Searching:
Baier, Bret, author.
ISBN:
9780062905680
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Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
xiv, 434 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series:
Three days series
Contents:
Introduction: finding FDR -- Prologue: the "Big Three" dinner party -- Part one: the making of FDR. To whom much is given ; Into the arena ; The crucible ; In the footsteps of Cousin Teddy -- Part two: seeking greatness. The mighty pen ; Governing in crisis ; Franklin and Winston ; The rise of the Allies ; The common cause -- Part three: three days at the brink. The road to Tehran ; Your house is my house ; Clash of titans ; Like a rainbow -- Part four: the endgame. At last, Overlord ; FDR's final act ; The world he left behind -- The last word: 76 years later: keep talking.
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