Shaun Grindell
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
The stirring climax to Nigel Hamilton’s three-part saga of FDR at war—proof that he was the Second World War’s key strategist, even on his deathbed
“A first-class, lens-changing work.” —James N. Mattis, former US secretary of defense
Nigel Hamilton’s celebrated trilogy culminates with a story of triumph and tragedy. Just as FDR was proven right by the D-day landings he had championed, so...
“A first-class, lens-changing work.” —James N. Mattis, former US secretary of defense
Nigel Hamilton’s celebrated trilogy culminates with a story of triumph and tragedy. Just as FDR was proven right by the D-day landings he had championed, so...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In the next installment of the "splendid memoir Roosevelt didn't get to write" (New York Times), Nigel Hamilton tells the astonishing story of FDR's year-long, defining battle with Churchill, as the war raged in Africa and Italy. Nigel Hamilton's Mantle of Command, long-listed for the National Book Award, drew on years of archival research and interviews to portray FDR in a tight close up, as he determined Allied strategy in the crucial initial phases...