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Roosevelt's centurions : FDR and the commanders he led to victory in World War II
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Roosevelt's centurions : FDR and the commanders he led to victory in World War II / Joseph E. Persico.
ISBN
9781400064434 (alk. paper)
1400064430 (alk. paper)
9780679645436 (ebook)
0679645438 (ebook)
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Random House, c2013.
Physical Description
1 online resource
Summary
Explains how Franklin D. Roosevelt assumed the role of a hands-on wartime leader, discussing his contributions to military strategy and analyzing how his decisions may have helped end or prolonged the war.
Variant and related titles
Internet Archive collection.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 07, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-572) and index.
Contents
The day we almost lost the army
An end of neutrality
From Barbarossa to the Atlantic Charter
An undeclared war
Pearl Harbor
The President and General MacArthur
Philippines lost, China on the brink
Europe a debate, Pacific a victory
North Africa : FDR versus the generals
Sea war, air war
Torch : the political education of Dwight Eisenhower
The home front
Unconditional surrender
From Pacific islands to desert sands
Italy invaded, Germany blasted
From Tarawa to Tehran
D-day
MacArthur versus King : FDR's decision
Europe : broad axe versus the spear
Stilwell leaves China, MacArthur returns to the Philippines
From the home front to Yalta
Leveling Japan, invading Okinawa
To take Berlin?
Death of the Commander-in-chief
Anatomy of victory.
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