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Indlæser... No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II (udgave 1994)af Doris Kearns Goodwin (Forfatter)
Work InformationNo Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II af Doris Kearns Goodwin
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. As always, DKG tells it like a story AND marshals the historical facts, synthesizing a great and illuminating read that easily holds your interest. FDR, Eleanor, Churchill, Stalin, and all the other players come to life as they participate in the great events of the time. Goodwin captures the flaws and the missteps as well as the heroic and brilliant actions. ( ) FROM AMAZON: With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking number of story lines—Eleanor and Franklin’s marriage and remarkable partnership, Eleanor’s life as First Lady, and FDR’s White House and its impact on America as well as on a world at war. Goodwin effectively melds these details and stories into an unforgettable and intimate portrait of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt and of the time during which a new, modern America was born. I really appreciated the details of our run up to WWII. I was surprised at the level of anti-Semitism in the country. I hadn't understood the full depth of the situation England was in, and their desperate need for help. I had not understood the magnitude of the loss at Dunkirk. I was amazed at the productivity of the US manufacturing machine, once Roosevelt was able to to get it cranked up. I was amazed at the depth of the isolationist feeling in the USA, and how delicately FDR had to handle to movement toward war preparation. I was surprised at the level of support we provided Russia (who also needed help on the Eastern front). A tidbit: Stalin refused to fly! The Japanese soldier's commitment to their casue (or theri emperor) was incredible. I was surprised and disappointed in the inability of so many of our national leaders (both business and govt) to see the implications of the German war machine. I was surprised at the depth of the engagement of Eleanor in the matters of social justice and civil rights. An excellent read. I read this book at the recommendation of a friend who thinks I am too harsh on FDR's legacy. That harshness, sadly, began in early 1973 when I read While Six Million Died: A Chronicle of American Apathy, by Arthur D. Morse, https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/302834.Arthur_D_Morse. It developed further when I read 1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23492830-1944, by Jay Winik. FDR and the Jews, by Richard Breitman and Allan J. Lichtman, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16691938-fdr-and-the-jews, tempered this view somewhat, but not much. My friend believes this should temper my views further.The book is definitely worthwhile as a good picture of that period in history and an effort to paint FDR in a good light. To quote someone, when you put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig. The writing in the book as in most of Goodwin's work, is excellent, and is her analysis. And despite her efforts to build up FDR and find some fault with Eleanor, Eleanor deservedly comes out better. Eleanor cast the model for a modern First Lady. FDR was, at best, a charismatic leader who largely effectuated decisions made by others or forced by circumstances. Truman, by contrast, was a decision-maker. It's hard not to rate a book based on one's liking for the people who are the subject of the book, so I will give the book a "4". I felt the book focused too much on unknowable sexual and personal issues. The book is solidly worth reading and I highly recommend it. ================== ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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Henvisninger til dette værk andre steder. Wikipedia på engelsk (27)Using diaries, interviews, and White House records of the president's and first lady's comings and goings, the author paints a detailed, intimate portrait not only of the daily conduct of the presidency during wartime but of the Roosevelts themselves and their extraordinary constellation of friends, advisers, and family, many of whom lived with them in the White House. No library descriptions found. |
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