Roosevelt's second act : the election of 1940 and the politics of war / Richard Moe.

By:

Moe, Richard

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Pivotal moments in American historyPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780199981922
0199981922
1299737188
9781299737181

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Roosevelt's second act.DDC classification:

973.917092 23

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E811 .M58 2013eb

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Contents:

Introduction: History repeating itself -- Shifting gears -- A laying on of hands -- Methods short of war -- Redefining neutrality -- The sphinx -- A year of consequence -- A hurricane of events -- The republicans appear on stage -- FDR decides -- Preparing for the big show -- Chicago: Following the script -- Chicago: Unscripted -- Drafts and destroyers -- The politics of war -- To the finish line -- Epilogue: The mandate.

Summary: ""In Roosevelt's Second Act Richard Moe has shown in superb fashion that what might seem to have been an inevitable decision of comparatively little interest was far from it.""--David McCullough On August 31, 1939, nearing the end of his second and presumably final term in office, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was working in the Oval Office and contemplating construction of his presidential library and planning retirement. The next day German tanks had crossed the Polish border; Britain and France had declared war. Overnight the world had changed, and FDR found himself being forced to c

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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""In Roosevelt's Second Act Richard Moe has shown in superb fashion that what might seem to have been an inevitable decision of comparatively little interest was far from it.""--David McCullough On August 31, 1939, nearing the end of his second and presumably final term in office, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was working in the Oval Office and contemplating construction of his presidential library and planning retirement. The next day German tanks had crossed the Polish border; Britain and France had declared war. Overnight the world had changed, and FDR found himself being forced to c

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