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The Resource The sphinx : Franklin Roosevelt, the Isolationists, and the road to World War II, Nicholas Wapshott
The sphinx : Franklin Roosevelt, the Isolationists, and the road to World War II, Nicholas Wapshott
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- Summary
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- Before Pearl Harbor, before the Nazi invasion of Poland, America teetered between the desire for isolation and the threat of world war
- May 1938. Franklin Delano Roosevelt--recently reelected to a second term as president--contemplated two possibilities: the rule of fascism overseas, and a third term. With Hitler's reach extending into Austria, and with the atrocities of World War I still fresh in the American memory, Roosevelt faced the question that would prove one of the most defining in American history: whether to once again go to war in Europe. In this book, journalist Nicholas Wapshott recounts how an ambitious and resilient Roosevelt--nicknamed "the Sphinx" for his cunning, cryptic rapport with the press--devised and doggedly pursued a strategy to sway the American people to abandon isolationism and take up the mantle of the world's most powerful nation. Chief among Roosevelt's antagonists was his friend, stock market magnate Joseph P. Kennedy. Kennedy's interests aligned him with a war-weary American public, and he counted among his allies no less than Walt Disney, William Randolph Hearst, and Henry Ford--prominent businessmen who believed America had no business in conflicts across the Atlantic. The ensuing battle--waged with fiery rhetoric, agile diplomacy, media sabotage, and petty political antics--would land US troops in Europe within three years, secure Roosevelt's legacy, and set a standard for American military strategy for years to come.--From publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 446 pages
- Contents
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- Prologue: The Sphinx
- London calling
- One good turn
- New Dealers
- Cliveden and Windsor Castle
- Lindbergh's flight
- Peace in our time
- Kristallnacht
- On the march
- A state of war
- The battle of neutrality
- Third term fever
- The Battle of France
- Life of the party
- The Battle of Britain
- Ford's plans for peace
- The old campaigner
- "Over my dead body"
- High noon
- The battle of lend-lease
- Lindbergh's best shot
- Jesus Christ! what a man!
- We've got ourselves a convoy
- Barbarossa
- Day of infamy
- Isolationism redux
- Isbn
- 9780393088885
- Label
- The sphinx : Franklin Roosevelt, the Isolationists, and the road to World War II
- Title
- The sphinx
- Title remainder
- Franklin Roosevelt, the Isolationists, and the road to World War II
- Statement of responsibility
- Nicholas Wapshott
- Subject
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- Lindbergh, Charles A., (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 -- Political and social views
- Roosevelt, Franklin D., (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 -- Political and social views
- Isolationism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945
- Kennedy, Joseph P., (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 -- Political and social views
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- Before Pearl Harbor, before the Nazi invasion of Poland, America teetered between the desire for isolation and the threat of world war
- May 1938. Franklin Delano Roosevelt--recently reelected to a second term as president--contemplated two possibilities: the rule of fascism overseas, and a third term. With Hitler's reach extending into Austria, and with the atrocities of World War I still fresh in the American memory, Roosevelt faced the question that would prove one of the most defining in American history: whether to once again go to war in Europe. In this book, journalist Nicholas Wapshott recounts how an ambitious and resilient Roosevelt--nicknamed "the Sphinx" for his cunning, cryptic rapport with the press--devised and doggedly pursued a strategy to sway the American people to abandon isolationism and take up the mantle of the world's most powerful nation. Chief among Roosevelt's antagonists was his friend, stock market magnate Joseph P. Kennedy. Kennedy's interests aligned him with a war-weary American public, and he counted among his allies no less than Walt Disney, William Randolph Hearst, and Henry Ford--prominent businessmen who believed America had no business in conflicts across the Atlantic. The ensuing battle--waged with fiery rhetoric, agile diplomacy, media sabotage, and petty political antics--would land US troops in Europe within three years, secure Roosevelt's legacy, and set a standard for American military strategy for years to come.--From publisher description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Wapshott, Nicholas
- Dewey number
- 940.53/112
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D753
- LC item number
- .W27 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Roosevelt, Franklin D.
- Kennedy, Joseph P.
- Lindbergh, Charles A.
- World War, 1939-1945
- Isolationism
- United States
- Label
- The sphinx : Franklin Roosevelt, the Isolationists, and the road to World War II, Nicholas Wapshott
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-421) and index
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- Content category
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- Contents
- Prologue: The Sphinx -- London calling -- One good turn -- New Dealers -- Cliveden and Windsor Castle -- Lindbergh's flight -- Peace in our time -- Kristallnacht -- On the march -- A state of war -- The battle of neutrality -- Third term fever -- The Battle of France -- Life of the party -- The Battle of Britain -- Ford's plans for peace -- The old campaigner -- "Over my dead body" -- High noon -- The battle of lend-lease -- Lindbergh's best shot -- Jesus Christ! what a man! -- We've got ourselves a convoy -- Barbarossa -- Day of infamy -- Isolationism redux
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 446 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393088885
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2014031388
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)890807668
- 724792
- (OCoLC)ocn890807668
- Label
- The sphinx : Franklin Roosevelt, the Isolationists, and the road to World War II, Nicholas Wapshott
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-421) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue: The Sphinx -- London calling -- One good turn -- New Dealers -- Cliveden and Windsor Castle -- Lindbergh's flight -- Peace in our time -- Kristallnacht -- On the march -- A state of war -- The battle of neutrality -- Third term fever -- The Battle of France -- Life of the party -- The Battle of Britain -- Ford's plans for peace -- The old campaigner -- "Over my dead body" -- High noon -- The battle of lend-lease -- Lindbergh's best shot -- Jesus Christ! what a man! -- We've got ourselves a convoy -- Barbarossa -- Day of infamy -- Isolationism redux
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 446 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393088885
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2014031388
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)890807668
- 724792
- (OCoLC)ocn890807668
Subject
- Lindbergh, Charles A., (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 -- Political and social views
- Roosevelt, Franklin D., (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 -- Political and social views
- Isolationism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945
- Kennedy, Joseph P., (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 -- Political and social views
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