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Excellent scholarly work.,
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This review is from: Cautious Crusade: Franklin D. Roosevelt, American Public Opinion, and the War against Nazi Germany (Hardcover)
For those who want an eminently readable, but highly valuable scholarly publication on Franklin Roosevelt and WWII, look no further. Casey traces how FDR attempted to lead American public opinion to pursue his favoured course of assisting the British in opposing Nazism. After his problems in overcoming isolationism were solved for him by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor FDR's struggles with public opinion were not over, however. The administration had to walk a delicate line between encouraging support for the war without creating massive hatred for Germany that could hinder the creation of a better post-war era. Casey's book is admirable in that it presents a nuanced picture of FDR. While it is well known what a champion manipulator he was, what is less known is the ways in which he was constrained by public opinion. This book is an essential resource for anybody seeking to understand the 20th century's greatest president, and it's greatest conflict.
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Cautious Crusade: Franklin D. Roosevelt, American Public Opinion, and the War against Nazi Germany by Steven Casey (Paperback - January 29, 2004)
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