Those angry days: roosevelt, lindbergh, and America's fight over World War II, 1939-1941
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND KIRKUS REVIEWS From the acclaimed author of Citizens of London comes the definitive account of the debate over American intervention in World War II—a bitter, sometimes violent clash of personalities and ideas that divided the nation and ultimately determined the fate of the free world. At the center of this controversy stood the two most famous men in America: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who championed the interventionist cause, and aviator Charles Lindbergh, who as unofficial leader and spokesman for America's isolationists emerged as the president's most formidable adversary. Their contest of wills personified the divisions within the country at large, and Lynne Olson makes masterly use of their dramatic personal stories to create a poignant and riveting narrative. While FDR, buffeted by political pressures on all sides, struggled to marshal public support for aid to Winston Churchill's Britain, Lindbergh saw his heroic reputation besmirched—and his marriage thrown into turmoil—by allegations that he was a Nazi sympathizer. Spanning the years 1939 to 1941, Those Angry Days vividly re-creates the rancorous internal squabbles that gripped the United States in the period leading up to Pearl Harbor. After Germany vanquished most of Europe, America found itself torn between its traditional isolationism and the urgent need to come to the aid of Britain, the only country still battling Hitler. The conflict over intervention was, as FDR noted, "a dirty fight," rife with chicanery and intrigue, and Those Angry Days recounts every bruising detail. In Washington, a group of high-ranking military officers, including the Air Force chief of staff, worked to sabotage FDR's pro-British policies. Roosevelt, meanwhile, authorized FBI wiretaps of Lindbergh and other opponents of intervention. At the same time, a covert British operation, approved by the president, spied on antiwar groups, dug up dirt on congressional isolationists, and planted propaganda in U.S. newspapers. The stakes could not have been higher. The combatants were larger than life. With the immediacy of a great novel, Those Angry Days brilliantly recalls a time fraught with danger when the future of democracy and America's role in the world hung in the balance.Praise for Those Angry Days "Powerfully [re-creates] this tenebrous era . . . Olson captures in spellbinding detail the key figures in the battle between the Roosevelt administration and the isolationist movement."—The New York Times Book Review "Popular history at its most riveting . . . In Those Angry Days, journalist-turned-historian Lynne Olson captures [the] period in a fast-moving, highly readable narrative punctuated by high drama."—Associated Press "Filled with fascinating anecdotes and surprising twists . . . With this stirring book, Lynne Olson confirms her status as our era's foremost chronicler of World War II politics and diplomacy."—Madeleine K. Albright "[An] absorbing chronicle . . . [Olson] doesn't so much revisit a historical period as inhabit it; her scenes flicker as urgently as a newsreel."—The Christian Science Monitor "Masterfully describes America's conflicting opinions before Pearl Harbor . . . a comprehensive take on another era of angry divisions."—Richmond Times-DispatchFrom the Hardcover edition.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
Diplomatic history
Foreign relations
History
HISTORY / Military / World War II
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
Intervention (International law)
Intervention (International law) -- History -- 20th century
Isolationism
Isolationism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Lindbergh, Charles A
Lindbergh, Charles A. -- (Charles Augustus), -- 1902-1974 -- Political and social views
Military
Military policy
Nonfiction
Political and social views
Political culture
Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General
Politics
Politics and government
Roosevelt, Franklin D
Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- (Franklin Delano), -- 1882-1945 -- Political and social views
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945
United States -- Military policy
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
Diplomatic history
Foreign relations
History
HISTORY / Military / World War II
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
Intervention (International law)
Intervention (International law) -- History -- 20th century
Isolationism
Isolationism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Lindbergh, Charles A
Lindbergh, Charles A. -- (Charles Augustus), -- 1902-1974 -- Political and social views
Military
Military policy
Nonfiction
Political and social views
Political culture
Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General
Politics
Politics and government
Roosevelt, Franklin D
Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- (Franklin Delano), -- 1882-1945 -- Political and social views
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945
United States -- Military policy
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the acclaimed author of Citizens of London comes the definitive account of the debate over American intervention in World War II—a bitter, sometimes violent clash of personalities and ideas that divided the nation and ultimately determined the fate of the free world. At the center of this controversy stood the two most famous men in America: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who championed the interventionist cause, and aviator Charles Lindbergh, who as unofficial leader and spokesman for America's isolationists emerged as the president's most formidable adversary. Their contest of wills personified the divisions within the country at large, and Lynne Olson makes masterly use of their dramatic personal stories to create a poignant and riveting narrative. While FDR, buffeted by political pressures on all sides, struggled to marshal public support for aid to Winston Churchill's Britain, Lindbergh saw his heroic reputation besmirched—and his marriage thrown into turmoil—by allegations that he was a Nazi sympathizer. Spanning the years 1939 to 1941, Those Angry Days vividly re-creates the rancorous internal squabbles that gripped the United States in the period leading up to Pearl Harbor. After Germany vanquished most of Europe, America found itself torn between its traditional isolationism and the urgent need to come to the aid of Britain, the only country still battling Hitler. The conflict over intervention was, as FDR noted, "a dirty fight," rife with chicanery and intrigue, and Those Angry Days recounts every bruising detail. In Washington, a group of high-ranking military officers, including the Air Force chief of staff, worked to sabotage FDR's pro-British policies. Roosevelt, meanwhile, authorized FBI wiretaps of Lindbergh and other opponents of intervention. At the same time, a covert British operation, approved by the president, spied on antiwar groups, dug up dirt on congressional isolationists, and planted propaganda in U.S. newspapers. The stakes could not have been higher. The combatants were larger than life. With the immediacy of a great novel, Those Angry Days brilliantly recalls a time fraught with danger when the future of democracy and America's role in the world hung in the balance. Praise for Those Angry Days "Powerfully [re-creates] this tenebrous era . . . Olson captures in spellbinding detail the key figures in the battle between the Roosevelt administration and the isolationist movement."—The New York Times Book Review "Popular history at its most riveting . . . In Those Angry Days, journalist-turned-historian Lynne Olson captures [the] period in a fast-moving, highly readable narrative punctuated by high drama."—Associated Press "Filled with fascinating anecdotes and surprising twists . . . With this stirring book, Lynne Olson confirms her status as our era's foremost chronicler of World War II politics and diplomacy."—Madeleine K. Albright "[An] absorbing chronicle . . . [Olson] doesn't so much revisit a historical period as inhabit it; her scenes flicker as urgently as a newsreel."—The Christian Science Monitor "Masterfully describes America's conflicting opinions before Pearl Harbor . . . a comprehensive take on another era of angry divisions."—Richmond Times-Dispatch From the Hardcover edition. |
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subject_facet | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, HISTORY / Military / World War II, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, History, Intervention (International law) -- History -- 20th century, Isolationism -- United States -- History -- 20th century, Lindbergh, Charles A. -- (Charles Augustus), -- 1902-1974 -- Political and social views, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Political culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century, Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- (Franklin Delano), -- 1882-1945 -- Political and social views, United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945, United States -- Military policy, United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history, World War, 1939-1945 -- United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | Those angry days : Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's fight over World War II, 1939-1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | Those Angry Days Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941, Those angry days : Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's fight over World War II, 1939-1941 / Lynne Olson, Those angry days : roosevelt, lindbergh, and America's fight over World War II, 1939-1941 [electronic resource] / Lynne Olson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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title_sub | roosevelt, lindbergh, and America's fight over World War II, 1939-1941 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Diplomatic history, Foreign relations, History, Intervention (International law), Isolationism, Lindbergh, Charles A, Military, Military policy, Nonfiction, Political and social views, Political culture, Politics, Politics and government, Roosevelt, Franklin D, World War, 1939-1945 |