(franklin delano)

After Adolf Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939, igniting World War II, it fell to President Franklin D. Roosevelt to keep his nation neutral while preparing it for war. When Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor brought that war to America, his strong, steady leadership guided it through all but four months of the most brutal war in the history of the world. Through full-color and black-and-white photographs, informative sidebars, and engaging narrative, readers gain insight into Roosevelt's administration and the people who advised him, as well as the combat and political strategies of the war itself and its legacy.

"Meet Franklin D. Roosevelt. FDR was born to a life of privilege, but he had uncommon empathy for those who were cold, hungry, and poor. He overcame a crippling illness to become one of America's most revered presidents."--Provided by publisher.

A brief biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who became the thirty-second president of the United States.

Presents part one of a two-part biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, this volume from his birth up to 1939, highlighting specifically how he changed the way the modern presidency operated in his leadership in the Great Depression, enacting the New Deal, and in the lead up to World War II.

An illustrated biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt that provides information on his childhood in Hyde Park, marriage to Eleanor, political career, years as president, and influence on American history.

A biography of United States president Franklin D. Roosevelt, discussing his childhood, family life, polio diagnosis, and leadership during the Great Depression, and World War II.

Examines the events of World War II through the eyes of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Looks at the life and career of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the thirty-second President of the United States.

?By far the most enigmatic leading figure? of World War II. That?s how the British military historian John Keegan described Franklin D. Roosevelt, who frequently left his contemporaries guessing, never more so than at the end of his life. Here, in a hugely insightful account, a prizewinning author and journalist untangles the narrative threads of Roosevelt?s final months, showing how he juggled the strategic, political, and personal choices he faced as the war, his presidency, and his life raced in tandem to their climax.