Threshold of War
Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Entry into World War II
1st Edition
Published on 1. September 1988
247 pages
978-0-19-802136-0 (ISBN)
Description
This account of America's entry into World War II argues that Franklin D.Roosevelt was not the vacillating and disorganized leader he is often portrayed as, but a cautious, rational man. It shows how Roosevelt, Churchill and others struggled to shape American policy before Pearl Harbour.
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Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Preface
- Contents
- Maps
- Threshold of War
- Prologue
- 1 March 1941 The Aura of German Power
- 2 April Balancing Risks
- 3 May Guarding the Atlantic Line
- 4 June The Russian Factor
- 5 July The Containment of Japan
- 6 August-September: Crossing the Threshold
- 7 October-November: Race Against Time
- Epilogue: Japan Attacks
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
