Franklin and Winston : An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship (Paperback)

from mybucketlistofbooks

A very enjoyable book written by a Pulitzer Prize award winner. This explores the relationship - both professional and personal - between the two most important leaders of the twentieth century, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. This is not a full biography of either man, nor is it a h...

from IllanoyGal

A look at the friendship of two of the great leaders of the world during WWII. This book takes a look at how that relationship grew and how it affected the conduct of the war.

from gopfolk

I never realized that Churchill did not attend FDR's funeral. That is just a taste of the detail that this book goes into. I was amazed at the detail that was put together to make this book. The author did great work detailing out the relationship as the world around these great men continued to ...

from missmath144

The book starts with an analogy that all friendships have one person who kisses and the other who presents the cheek to be kissed, and that Roosevelt is the one who always presented his cheek to Churchill. Churchill was the constant friend. Franklin seemed to really like Churchill, but the friend...

from ulmannc

It's an interesting read and I did pick up a bit more insight into the relationship FDR and Churchill. 40% of the pages are notes and bibliography. I'm getting used to that from Mr. Meacham. It is interesting to look through them but not tonight. It probably would have been a faster read but I mo...