Описание
From the author of Velvet on Iron, about Theodore Roosevelt’s diplomacy, this work examines foreign affairs under FDR. Marks begins with the seldom-covered Hundred Days and ends with an assessment of Roosevelt’s prestige as a world leader. Surprisingly, the war years get little attention. Supported by exhaustive research, Marks indicts Roosevelt for lost chances and a «chameleon quality,» but fails to present the domestic background. Nonetheless, his book is important, a necessary complement in research libraries to Robert Dallek’s Franklin D.
