Three days at the brink FDR's daring gamble to win World War II
November 1943: World War II teetered in the balance. The Nazis controlled nearly all of the European continent. Japan dominated the Pacific. Allied successes at Sicily and Guadalcanal had gained modest ground but at an extraordinary cost. On the Eastern Front, the Soviets had already lost millions o...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Three days series
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Table of 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.
