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The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945

Autor Michael R. Beschloss
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 noi 2003
As Presidents Roosevelt and Truman led the United States in World War II in Europe, they had to deal with the question of what kind of government should be imposed on Nazi Germany to ensure that Germany could never again drag the world into war. THE CONQUERORS tells the story with much intimate detail and colour of how Roosevelt and Truman privately struggled in their own minds and with titanic allies like Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin, through summits and secret messages, to answer this question. Roosevelt did not react to increasing evidence of the Holocaust, but close friend and Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., privately pressed Roosevelt to accept what was soon called the 'Morgenthau plan' - teach the Germans a lesson and destroy their ability to make war by destroying their industrial base and letting many Germans starve to death. Beschloss also revels how Harry Truman, on abruptly assuming the Presidency, was briefed on the Morgenthau Plan and was appalled. Truman, backed by Cabinet members, turned his back on the plan, fired Morgenthau, and moved toward Germany's division between East and West, allowing West Germany to become the bulwark of Western opposition to Soviet expansionism in Europe.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780743244541
ISBN-10: 0743244540
Pagini: 400
Ilustrații: 16 page b&w insert
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.46 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: Simon&Schuster
Colecția Simon & Schuster

Notă biografică

Michael Beschloss has been called "the nation's leading Presidential historian" by Newsweek. He has written nine books on American Presidents and is NBC News Presidential Historian, as well as contributor to PBS's The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife.

Recenzii

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.
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.
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.
Jim Hoagland The Washington Post An incomparable account.

Descriere

THE CONQUERORS provides a fascinating insight into the behind-the-scenes negotiations during World War II that led to the emasculation of Germany.