Filter By Subjects
Intervention (International law) History 20th century Isolationism United States History 20th century Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus) 1902-1974 Political and social views Political culture United States History 20th century Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) 1882-1945 Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) 1882-1945 Political and social views United States Foreign relations 1933-1945 United States Politics and government 1933-1945 World War, 1939-1945 Diplomatic history World War, 1939-1945 United StatesFilter By Subjects
Intervention (International law) History 20th century Isolationism United States History 20th century Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus) 1902-1974 Political and social views Political culture United States History 20th century Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) 1882-1945 Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) 1882-1945 Political and social views United States Foreign relations 1933-1945 United States Politics and government 1933-1945 World War, 1939-1945 Diplomatic history World War, 1939-1945 United StatesFullilove, Michael
Summary: Documents the lesser-known role of the President and five influential diplomats in overturning American isolationist beliefs and pulling the country into World War II, citing the reports that led to America's support of Great Britain and Russia.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Penguin Press 2013
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D FULRonald, Susan
Summary: "Acclaimed biographer Susan Ronald reveals the truth about Joseph P. Kennedy's shockingly controversial tenure as Ambassador to Great Britain on the eve of World War II. On February 18, 1938, Joseph P. Kennedy was sworn in as US Ambassador to the Court ofSt. James. To say his appointment to the most prestigious and strategic diplomatic post in the world shocked the Establishment was an...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KENNEDY, JOSEPH P. RONBrands, H. W.
Summary: "Bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands narrates the fierce debate over America's role in the world in the runup to World War II through its two most important figures: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who advocated intervention, and his isolationist nemesis, aviator and popular hero Charles Lindbergh. Hitler's invasion of Poland in September 1939 launched a momentous...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
Sorry, no copies available
Place a hold to request this item.McKean, David
Summary: "A gripping and groundbreaking account of how all but one of FDR's ambassadors in Europe misjudged Hitler and his intentions As German tanks rolled toward Paris in late May 1940, the U.S. Ambassador to France, William Bullitt, was determined to stay put,holed up in the Chateau St. Firmin in Chantilly, his country residence. Bullitt told the president that he would neither evacuate the embassy...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.53 MCKOlson, Lynne.
Summary: Traces the crisis period leading up to America's entry into World War II, describing the nation's polarized interventionist and isolationist factions as represented by the government, in the press, and on the streets.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2013
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.531 OLSSwift, Will
Summary: Fresh interpretation of the ambassadorship of Joseph Kennedy and explores the intricate, often shifting relationships among Kennedy, Chamberlain, Churchill, and Roosevelt.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 KENNEDY FAMILY SwiftRoll, David L.
Summary: Based on newly available sources, The Hopkins Touch is an absorbing, substantial new work that offers a fresh perspective on the World War II era and the Allied leaders, through the life of the man who kept them on point until the war was won.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2013
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.532 HOPKINS, HARRY ROLBeschloss, Michael.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2003