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Roosevelt's Centurions : FDR and the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II by Roosevelt, Franklin Delano;Persico, Joseph E is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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All American presidents are commanders in chief by law. Few perform as such in practice. In <i>Roosevelt's Centurions,</i> distinguished historian Joseph E. Persico reveals how, during World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt seized the levers of wartime power like no president since Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. Declaring himself "Dr. Win-the-War," FDR assumed the role of strategist in chief, and, though surrounded by star-studded generals and admirals, he made clear who was running the war.
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- Author
- Roosevelt, Franklin Delano;Persico, Joseph E
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781299615908
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Presidents & Heads Of State, Memoir, Political
- Rating
- 4.08 / 5 (231 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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