American Warlords - by Jonathan W Jordan (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States was wakened from its slumber of isolationism. To help him steer the nation through the coming war, President Franklin Roosevelt turned to the greatest "team of rivals" since the days of Lincoln: Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Admiral Ernest J. King, and General George C. Marshall.

Together, these four men led the nation through history's most devastating conflict and ushered in a new era of unprecedented American influence, all while forced to overcome the profound personal and political differences which divided them.

A startling and intimate reassessment of U.S. leadership during World War II, American Warlords is a remarkable glimpse behind the curtain of presidential power.

Review Quotes

"[A] triumph of meticulous scholarship and keen insight propelled by a marvelously written narrative...Jordan's American Warlords accomplishes for FDR and World War II what Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals achieved for Lincoln and the Civil War."--Armchair General

"Jordan has crafted an immensely readable history of World War II, framed around President Franklin Roosevelt and his top military lieutenants... Jordan has done a wonderful job of encapsulating, not just the personalities of these fascinating leaders, but the larger overall strategy of the war, dutifully covering all the major battles on the road to victory."--Charleston Post and Courier

"Mr. Jordan has done an admirable job of making these men come alive. He uses their own words to weave a good tale."--The Wall Street Journal

"Jordan delivers another page-turning chronicle of World War II."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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