Roosevelt''s Second Act - The Election of 1940 and the Politics of War

Zusatztext [A] compelling read. Roosevelt's Second Act: The Election of 1940 and the Politics of War is a superbly reconstructed chronology of the 1940 campaign. Informationen zum Autor Richard Moe was president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation from 1993-2010, chief of staff to Vice President Walter Mondale, and served on President Jimmy Carter's senior staff. His books include The Last Full Measure: The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers and Changing Places: Rebuilding Community in the Age of Sprawl. He lives in Washington, D.C. and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Klappentext Filling a gap in presidential history, Roosevelt's Second Act uncovers in complex detail what lay behind Roosevelt's decision to stand for an unprecedented third term, and examines the multiplicity of conflicting forces at work on him. Zusammenfassung Filling a gap in presidential history, Roosevelt's Second Act uncovers in complex detail what lay behind Roosevelt's decision to stand for an unprecedented third term, and examines the multiplicity of conflicting forces at work on him. Inhaltsverzeichnis Note to the Paperback Edition Introduction - History Repeating Itself Chapter 1 - Prelude to War Chapter 2 - Succession Chapter 3 - Methods Short of War Chapter 4 - Redefining Neutrality Chapter 5 - The Sphinx Chapter 6 - A Year of Consequence Chapter 7 - A Hurricane of Events Chapter 8 - The Republicans Chapter 9 - The Decision Chapter 10 - Preparing for the Showdown Chapter 11 - Chicago - Following the Script Chapter 12 - Chicago - Unscripted Chapter 13 - Drafts and Destroyers Chapter 14 - The Pivot Chapter 15 - To the Finish Line Epilogue - The Mandate

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Richard Moe, Moe Richard
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 10.09.2015
• EAN: 9780190266288
• ISBN: 978-0-19-026628-8
• Pagine: 392
• Serie: Pivotal Moments in American History; Pivotal Moments in American Hi; N
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Teorie politiche e storia delle idee; HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Political science & theory, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), History of the Americas, Political science and theory, Modern warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General