The mantle of command : FDR at war, 1941-1942

The mantle of command : FDR at war, 1941-1942 / Nigel Hamilton.

Author/creator	Hamilton, Nigel author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York, New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Description	xiv, 514 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. World War, 1939-1945--United States. World War, 1939-1945--United States --Biography. World War, 1939-1945--Diplomatic history. Command of troops--Case studies. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns. Great Britain--Foreign relations --United States. United States--Foreign relations --Great Britain.

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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2013045586
ISBN	9780547775241
ISBN	0547775245 (hardcover)
ISBN	9780544227842 (pbk.)
ISBN	0544227840 (pbk.)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	D753 .H25 2014	✔ Available	Place Hold