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  • FDR Leads the Nation into War
  • Written by: Steven M. Gillon
  • Narrated by: John Pruden
  • Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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Pearl Harbor

Written by: Steven M. Gillon
Narrated by: John Pruden
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Franklin D. Roosevelt famously called December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy." History would prove him correct; the events of that day - when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor - ended the Great Depression, changed the course of FDR's presidency, and swept America into World War II.

In Pearl Harbor, acclaimed historian Steven M. Gillon provides a vivid, minute-by-minute account of Roosevelt's skillful leadership in the wake of the most devastating military assault in American history.

FDR proved both decisive and deceptive, inspiring the nation while keeping the real facts of the attack a secret from congressional leaders and the public. Pearl Harbor explores the anxious and emotional events surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor, showing how the president and the American public responded in the pivotal twenty-four hours that followed, a period in which America burst from precarious peace into total war.
©2011 Steven M. Gillon (P)2011 Tantor
Politics & Government Wars & Conflicts United States
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"Pearl Harbor is a first-rate book by a fine historian. Steven Gillon, closely describing FDR's reactions to the Japanese attack, reminds us of the shrewdness and skill of Roosevelt's leadership. Both erudite and fast-paced, this is a book for scholars and general readers alike." (James T. Patterson)

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Good Background Information

Fills in some blanks as to what occurred in Washington in the hours after the attack. If you want to know said, this is a good source.

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