The mantle of command, FDR at war, 1941-1942, Nigel Hamilton
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The mantle of command, FDR at war, 1941-1942, Nigel Hamilton
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
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illustrationsplates
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The mantle of command
Nature of contents
bibliography
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854944611
Responsibility statement
Nigel Hamilton
Sub title
FDR at war, 1941-1942
Table Of Contents
Placentia Bay. Before the storm -- Pearl Harbor. The U.S. is attacked! ; Hitler's gamble -- Churchill in the White House. The victory plan ; Supreme command ; The President's Map Room -- Trouble with MacArthur. The fighting general -- End of an empire. Singapore ; The mockery of the world ; The battleground for civilization -- India. No hand on the wheel ; Lessons from the Pacific ; Churchill threatens to resign ; The worst case of jitters -- Midway. Doolittle's Raid ; The Battle of Midway -- Tobruk. Churchill's second coming ; The Fall of Tobruk ; No second Dunquerque ; Avoiding utter catastrophe -- Japan first. Citizen warriors ; A staggering crisis ; A rough day -- The mutiny. Stimson's bet ; A definite decision ; A failed mutiny -- Reaction in Moscow. Stalin's prayer -- An industrial miracle. A trip across America ; The President's loyal lieutenant -- The tragedy of Dieppe. A Canadian bloodbath -- The torch is lit. Something in West Africa ; Alamein ; First light ; The greatest sensation ; Armistice Day
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- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Biography
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Command of troops -- Case studies
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 + Diplomatic history
- Roosevelt, Franklin D., Franklin Delano, 1882-1945
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- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 + Campaigns
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Biography
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States
- Command of troops -- Case studies
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 + Diplomatic history
- Roosevelt, Franklin D., Franklin Delano, 1882-1945
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