To Keep the British Isles Afloat: Fdr's Men in Churchill's London, 1941

by Thomas Parrish

An inside look at the work and adventures of Harry Hopkins and Averell Harriman in the creation of history's most remarkable international partnership

After the fall of France in June 1940, London became the center of world political theater. For the U.S. president, the vital question was: could Britain, with American help, hold out against the might of Nazi Germany? While keeping the United States officially neutral, Franklin D. Roosevelt...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061357936
• ISBN13: 9780061357930
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"