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The second most powerful man in the world the life of Admiral William D. Leahy, Roosevelt's chief of staff

"The life of Franklin Roosevelt's most trusted and powerful advisor, Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief"--

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Main Author:	O'Brien, Phillips Payson, 1963- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York : Dutton, [2019]
Subjects:	Leahy, William D. Admirals > United States > Biography. Biographies.
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Summary:	"The life of Franklin Roosevelt's most trusted and powerful advisor, Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief"--
Physical Description:	viii, 531 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780399584800 0399584803
Author Notes:	Phillips Payson O'Brien is a professor of Strategic Studies at the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. Born and raised in Boston, he graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut before working on Wall Street for two years. He earned a PhD in British and American politics and naval policy before being selected as Cambridge University's Mellon Research Fellow in American History and a Drapers Research Fellow at Pembroke College. Formerly at the University of Glasgow, he moved to St Andrews in 2016.