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The last 100 days : FDR at war and at peace

Last one hundred days (other title)

Woolner, David B. 1955- (author.).

Summary: The first hundred days of FDR's presidency are justly famous, often viewed as a period of political action without equal in American history. Yet as historian David B. Woolner reveals, the last hundred might very well surpass them in drama and consequence. Drawing on new evidence, Woolner shows how FDR called on every ounce of his diminishing energy to pursue what mattered most to him: the establishment of the United Nations, the reinvigoration of the New Deal, and the possibility of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. We see a president shorn of the usual distractions of office, a man whose sense of personal responsibility for the American people bore heavily upon him. As Woolner argues, even in declining health FDR displayed remarkable political talent and foresight as he focused his energies on shaping the peace to come.

Record details

ISBN: 0465048714
ISBN: 9780465048717
Physical Description: xiv, 349 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm
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Publisher: New York : Basic Books, [2017]
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-335) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The last Christmas -- An uncertain new year -- Atlantic sojourn -- Interlude at Malta -- On to the Crimea -- Sunrise over Yalta -- Coming to grips with "the German problem" -- The Polish quandary -- The birth of the United Nations -- The final turn -- The last mission -- Failure at Bitter Lake -- Going home -- The Last address -- March days -- The Architect -- Hudson requiem -- Easter in Warm Springs -- Off the record -- The last day -- Looking beyond victory.