Roosevelt's centurions

Persico, Joseph E. (Author). Woren, Dan. (Added Author).

Summary: All American presidents are commanders in chief by law. Few perform as such in practice. In Roosevelt's Centurions, 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. FDR was a hands-on war leader, involving himself in everything from choosing bomber targets to planning naval convoys to the design of landing craft. Persico explores whether his strategic decisions, including his insistence on the Axis powers' unconditional surrender, helped end or may have prolonged the war.

Record details

ISBN: 9780449012215 (electronic audio bk.)
ISBN: 0449012212 (electronic audio bk.)
ISBN: 9780449012192 (electronic audio bk.)
ISBN: 0449012190 (electronic audio bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (1 sound file)
Edition: Unabridged ed.
Publisher: Westminster, Md. : Books on Tape, p2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Unabridged. "FDR and the commanders he led to victory in World War II"--Container.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by Dan Woren.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on audiobook version record.