Rendezvous with Destiny: How Franklin D. Roosevelt and Five

Rendezvous with Destiny: How Franklin D. Roosevelt and Five Extraordinary Men Took America into the War and into the World

â€œA fascinating and well-written account of a little-known chapter that was crucial to the course of World War II and to Americaâ€™s global leadership.â€ â€”Henry A. Kissinger

In the dark days between Hitlerâ€™s invasion of Poland in September 1939 and Japanâ€™s attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt sent five remarkable menâ€”Sumner Welles, William â€œWild Billâ€ Donovan, Harry Hopkins, Averell Harriman, and Wendell Willkieâ€”on dramatic and dangerous missions to Europe. The five envoysâ€™ highly unorthodox missions took them into the middle of the war and exposed them to the leading figures of the age. Taken together, they plot the arc of Americaâ€™s transformation from a divided and hesitant middle power into a global leader. Drawing on vast archival research, Rendezvous with Destiny is narrative history at its most delightful, stirring, and important.
Country USA
Manufacturer Penguin Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber RKC2006610881
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2014-06-24
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780143125624

Rendezvous with Destiny: How Franklin D. Roosevelt and Five Extraordinary Men Took America into the War and into the World