xiv, 722 pages : 22 cm

The divisions between a man of ideals and a protector of presidential authority is the focus of this detailed study of Roosevelt during the difficult war years

Includes bibliographical references (pages 621-630)

The struggle to intervene -- The crucibles of grand strategy -- Cold war in the Atlantic -- Showdown in the Pacific -- "The massed forces of humanity" -- The endless battlefields -- The cauldron of war -- The state of the nation -- The flickering torch -- Casablanca -- The administration -- The strategy of freedom -- Coalition : crisis and renewal -- The lords of the hill -- The dominion of Mars -- The fateful lightning -- The grand referendum -- The ordeal of strategy -- The supreme test -- With strong and active faith -- Home-coming

Pulitzer Prize, History, 1971

Society of American Historians Francis Parkman Prize, 1971

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