Nineteen Weeks: America, Britain, and the Fateful Summer of 1940
Nineteen Weeks is Norman Moss's riveting account of FDR, Churchill, and the extraordinary decisions made in 1940 that set the stage for America's interventionist role in world affairs. The weeks between May and September 1940 saw Hitler's stunning conquest of France, Britain's desperate struggle against the threat of invasion and conquest, and a passionate debate in the United States over the proper response to these events. Roosevelt's appeals to his countrymen to offer support to Europe were met with opposition from factions that wanted to maintain America's distance. When the tide of popular opinion turned from isolationism, the order of world power was altered forever.
As Moss shows, the "special relationship" between Britain and America began in that brief, crucial period, setting the tenor of future American foreign policy. His lucid history offers a fascinating window on current world events.
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Nineteen Weeks: America, Britain, and the Fateful Summer of 1940
Nineteen Weeks is Norman Moss's riveting account of FDR, Churchill, and the extraordinary decisions made in 1940 that set the stage for America's interventionist role in world affairs. The weeks between May and September 1940 saw Hitler's stunning conquest of France, Britain's desperate struggle against the threat of invasion and conquest, and a passionate debate in the United States over the proper response to these events. Roosevelt's appeals to his countrymen to offer support to Europe were met with opposition from factions that wanted to maintain America's distance. When the tide of popular opinion turned from isolationism, the order of world power was altered forever.
As Moss shows, the "special relationship" between Britain and America began in that brief, crucial period, setting the tenor of future American foreign policy. His lucid history offers a fascinating window on current world events.
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Nineteen Weeks: America, Britain, and the Fateful Summer of 1940

Nineteen Weeks: America, Britain, and the Fateful Summer of 1940

by Norman Moss
Nineteen Weeks: America, Britain, and the Fateful Summer of 1940

Nineteen Weeks: America, Britain, and the Fateful Summer of 1940

by Norman Moss

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Nineteen Weeks is Norman Moss's riveting account of FDR, Churchill, and the extraordinary decisions made in 1940 that set the stage for America's interventionist role in world affairs. The weeks between May and September 1940 saw Hitler's stunning conquest of France, Britain's desperate struggle against the threat of invasion and conquest, and a passionate debate in the United States over the proper response to these events. Roosevelt's appeals to his countrymen to offer support to Europe were met with opposition from factions that wanted to maintain America's distance. When the tide of popular opinion turned from isolationism, the order of world power was altered forever.
As Moss shows, the "special relationship" between Britain and America began in that brief, crucial period, setting the tenor of future American foreign policy. His lucid history offers a fascinating window on current world events.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780618492206
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 11/09/2004
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 400
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.05(d)

About the Author

Norman Moss is a renowned journalist and broadcaster and the author of several books, including an acclaimed work on the hydrogen bomb and a biography of the atomic-age spy Karl Fuchs. He has worked for Reuters and the Associated Press and has been a foreign correspondent for an American radio network. He lives in London.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsix
Introduction1
1Postwar4
2Prewar26
3Phony War57
4Blitzkrieg96
5Retreat and Deliverance127
6The Great Debate158
7The White Cliffs188
8Panzers in Philadelphia224
9"The Most Critical Month"260
10The Biggest Target288
11Odds Long, Stakes Infinite319
12After the Summer348
Notes361
Select Bibliography375
Index383
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