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Unlikely heroes : Franklin Roosevelt, his four lieutenants, and the world they made

Unlikely heroes : Franklin Roosevelt, his four lieutenants, and the world they made

Book 2023

Drawing on new materials, Unlikely Heroes constructs an entirely fresh understanding of FDR and his presidency by spotlighting the powerful, equally wounded figures whom he raised up to confront the Depression, then to beat the Axis. Only four people served at the top echelon of President Franklin Roosevelt's Administration from the frightening early months of spring 1933 until he died in April 1945, on the cusp of wartime victory. These lieutena...