The Mantle of Command: FDR at War, 1941–1942 (1) - Hardcover

HMH hardcover, 2014, previous ISBN 978-0-547-77524-1

A BOOK THAT WILL COMPLETELY CHANGE THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT ROOSEVELT AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF

“Hamilton writes with insight, passion, and a great grasp of history. I believe this book will become the standard by which other books about FDR’s role in World War II will be measured.” — Carlo D’Este, author of Patton: A Genius for War and Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874–1945

“FDR has frequently been underestimated as a military leader, yielding, in the historical imagination, to George Marshall and Winston Churchill, among others. Nigel Hamilton attacks this view with his characteristic verve, portraying a president with the reins of war fully, if often subtly, in his hands. The conventional wisdom will never be the same.” — H. W. Brands, author of Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

“This is not the Roosevelt (or Churchill) you’d expect. From the start, an aggressive, in-charge FDR emerges from a wonderful weaving of established scholarship and the fascinating bits and pieces that make history live. A key entry into the ongoing debate over who made grand strategy in the early war years — Roosevelt or Churchill?” — Warren F. Kimball, author of Forged in War: Roosevelt, Churchill, and the Second World War

“Nigel Hamilton has written a spirited and thoughtful ‘revisionist’ study of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as commander in chief during the first phase of U.S. involvement in the Second World War. Hamilton’s narrative skill brings alive the human dramas, logistic hurdles, and strategic debates to show how FDR’s indispensable drive and forward-looking leadership tamed his own ‘team of rivals’ and set the United States and its Allies on the road to victory over the Axis.” — Michael Schaller, Regents Professor of History, University of Arizona, author of Douglas MacArthur