The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945
Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945
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- Paperback
377 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2003
Summary
A "New York Times" bestseller, "The Conquerors" reveals how Franklin Roosevelt‘s and Harry Truman’s private struggles with their aides and Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin affected the unfolding of the Holocaust and the fate of vanquished Nazi Germany.
With monumental fairness and balance, "The Conquerors" shows how Roosevelt privately refused desperate pleas to speak out directly against the Holocaust, to save Jewish refugees a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780743244541 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0743244540 |
| Author: | Michael R. Beschloss |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 377 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2003 |
| Weight: | 463g |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 157mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
Jim Hoagland The Washington Post An incomparable account. Richard Bernstein The New York Times The main lesson of Mr. Beschloss’s fine study is that what happens after a war is as important as what happens on the battlefield. The Wall Street Journal Opinion Journal, “Editor’s Choice” A gripping narrative of the struggles at the end of World War II…to ensure that Nazi Germany would never be allowed to repeat its horrific acts. The New York Times Book Review Vigorously written….This is history as it was spoken at the time, and there is not a dull page.
About The Author
Michael R. Beschloss
Michael Bechloss has been called ‘the nation’s leading presidential historian.‘by Newsweek, (U.S). Author of six previous books on the history of American presidents and global affairs, he is a frequent lecturer and regular commentator on US television.
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