Pearl Harbor: FDR Leads the Nation Into War (Hardcover) by Steven M Gillon

from BruceCoulson

Rambling (a lot of space is spent on what FDR did before and after, despite a statement in the preface that the author intended to concentrate on the period immediately after Pearl Harbor) and superficial. This is the sort of book one might give to a bright pre-teen who expressed interest in Worl...

from GlennBell

This relatively short book covers the day in the life of FDR that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The biography weaves in information from other times in his life and about the political and economic environment of the time. The book was interesting and mildly educational but is limited in scope. I ...

from buffalogr

Roosevelt's leadership between Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and the "infamy speech" is the focus of this book--a 24 hour period in US history. A short listen, it defines a transition from isolationist to world power. The book was also a short biography of FDR, including his career and personal ...