{"product_id":"the-mantle-of-command-fdr-at-war-1941-1942-paperback","title":"The Mantle of Command: FDR at War, 1941-1942 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNigel Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dramatic, eye-opening account of how FDR took personal charge of the military direction of World War II.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on years of archival research and interviews with the last surviving Roosevelt aides and family members, \u003cem\u003eThe Mantle of Command\u003c\/em\u003e offers a radical new perspective on Franklin Delano Roosevelt's masterful--and underappreciated--leadership of the Allied war effort. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the disaster of Pearl Harbor, we see Roosevelt devising a global strategy that will defeat Hitler and the Japanese, rescue Churchill and the British people, and quell a near insurrection of his own American generals and War Department. All the while, Hamilton's account drives toward Operation Torch--the invasion of French Northwest Africa--and the outcome of the war hangs in the balance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mantle of Command\u003c\/em\u003e is an intimate, sweeping look at a great president in history's greatest conflict.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This bold argument . . . will undoubtedly change the way we see Franklin Roosevelt.\"--\u003cem\u003eChristian Science Monitor \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Masterly.\"--\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e This bold argument . . . will undoubtedly change the way we see Franklin Roosevelt. \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Masterly. \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dramatic, eye-opening account of how FDR took personal charge of the military direction of World War II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Based on years of archival research and interviews with the last surviving Roosevelt aides and family members, \u003ci\u003eThe Mantle of Command\u003c\/i\u003e offers a radical new perspective on Franklin Delano Roosevelt s masterful and underappreciated leadership of the Allied war effort. After the disaster of Pearl Harbor, we see Roosevelt devising a global strategy that will defeat Hitler and the Japanese, rescue Churchill and the British people, and quell a near insurrection of his own American generals and War Department. All the while, Hamilton s account drives toward Operation Torch the invasion of French Northwest Africa and the outcome of the war hangs in the balance. \u003ci\u003eThe Mantle of Command\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate, sweeping look at a great President in history s greatest conflict.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e [Author photo] (c) Frank Monkiewicz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e NIGEL HAMILTON is a best-selling and award-winning biographer of President John F. Kennedy, General Bernard Monty Montgomery, and President Bill Clinton, among other subjects. He is a senior fellow at the McCormack Graduate School, University of Massachusetts, Boston, and was the first president of the Biographers International Organization.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNIGEL HAMILTON is a best-selling and award-winning biographer of President John F. Kennedy, General Bernard \"Monty\" Montgomery, and President Bill Clinton, among other subjects. He is a senior fellow in the McCormack Graduate School, University of Massachusetts, Boston, and first president of the Biographers International Organization. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45392517300326,"sku":"9780544227842","price":25.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/NnlnN0xvMy8rUTFaSmZDc2FGNzZLZz09.webp?v=1775206159","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-mantle-of-command-fdr-at-war-1941-1942-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}