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Devils Will Get No Rest: FDR, Churchill, and the Plan That Won the War [Kietas viršelis]

  • Formatas: Hardback, 432 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 229x152x38 mm, weight: 583 g, 2 maps in frontmatter; 8-page b&w insert; 4-c printed endpapers;
  • Išleidimo metai: 03-Aug-2023
  • Leidėjas: Simon & Schuster
  • ISBN-10: 1982168684
  • ISBN-13: 9781982168681
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Hardback, 432 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 229x152x38 mm, weight: 583 g, 2 maps in frontmatter; 8-page b&w insert; 4-c printed endpapers;
  • Išleidimo metai: 03-Aug-2023
  • Leidėjas: Simon & Schuster
  • ISBN-10: 1982168684
  • ISBN-13: 9781982168681
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
This first full account of the Casablanca Conference of January 1943, a secret, no-holds-barred, 10-day debate in a Moroccan warzone where FDR, Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle and many others argued their way through choices that could win or lose WWII, which transformed their alliance from a necessity to a bond. Illustrations. Maps.

Presents the first full account of the Casablanca Conference of January 1943, a secret, no-holds-barred, ten-day debate in a Moroccan warzone where FDR, Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, and many others argued their way through choices that could winor lose World War II, which transformed their alliance from a necessity to a bond.

The first full account of the Casablanca Conference of January 1943, the secret ten-day parlay in Morocco where FDR, Churchill, and their divided high command hammered out a winning strategy at the tipping point of World War II.

The Devils Will Get No Rest is a character-driven account of the Casablanca Conference of January 1943, an Anglo-American clash over military strategy that produced a winning plan when World War II could have gone either way. Churchill called it the most important Allied conclave of the war. Until now, it has never been explored in a full-length book.

In a secret, no-holds-barred, ten-day debate in a Moroccan warzone, protected by British marines and elite American troops, Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, George C. Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George S. Patton Jr., Sir Alan Brooke, Lord Louis Mountbatten, Sir Harold Alexander, and their military peers questioned each other’s competence, doubted each other’s vision, and argued their way through choices that could win or lose the war. You will be treated to a master class in strategy by the legendary statesmen, generals, and admirals who overcame their differences, transformed their alliance from a necessity to a bond, forged a war-winning plan, and glimpsed the postwar world.

Recenzijos

"This is World War II gamesmanship at its most gripping, deserving of a place alongside the best of Erik Larson and Ben Macintyre. James B. Conroy writes with panache, wisdom, humor, and razor-sharp precision. He gives the reader a cinematic sense of urgency and realism, with characters that spring to life with brilliant humanity." -- Evan Osnos, winner of the National Book Award  James Conroy has brought a pivotal moment in world history to vivid and engaging life. With sophisticated analysis and an eye for the telling detail, this illuminating account of the Casablanca Conference and the war that raged before and after has much to tell us about diplomacy and human nature. -- Jon Meacham, author of Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship "The Devils Will Get No Rest is compelling reading. It not only vividly recaptures the struggle to defeat the Axis powers it also reminds us of how fortunate we were to have two great leaders in Churchill and FDR." -- Robert Dallek, author of An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 and Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life "This is a spellbinding, character-driven account of what Franklin Roosevelt called the  'Unconditional Surrender Meeting,' the ten days at Casablanca that altered the course of World War II. It is freshly researched, crisply written, and supremely interesting. James Conroy, a richly gifted storyteller, has given us the finest account yet published on this momentously important turning point in world history." -- Donald L. Miller, author of Masters of the Air and Vicksburg "Spiced with droll humor and studded with deft character sketches, telling anecdotes, and vivid scene painting, this riveting book places the reader in a front row seat at the tense drama in which FDR and Churchill, along with their cantankerous staffs, disagreed, wrangled, and finally hammered out the overall strategy that won WW II. In his account of this crucial meeting where the die was cast, James Conroy lives up to the high standard he set in his estimable works on Lincoln and Jefferson." -- Michael Burlingame, author of The Black Man's President: Abraham Lincoln, African Americans, and the Pursuit of Racial Equality

The Allied Military Cast at Casablanca ix
Prelude 1(14)
1 Sibling Rivals
15(28)
2 The Road to Casablanca
43(24)
3 The Birth of the Casablanca Conference
67(17)
4 The Gathering of the Tribes
84(11)
5 Anfa Camp
95(16)
6 Day One: Thursday, January 14
111(24)
7 Day Two: Friday, January 15
135(23)
8 Day Three: Saturday, January 16
158(18)
9 Day Four: Sunday, January 17
176(13)
10 Day Five: Monday, January 18
189(25)
11 Day Six: Tuesday, January 19
214(14)
12 Day Seven: Wednesday, January 20
228(7)
13 Day Eight: Thursday, January 21
235(12)
14 Day Nine: Friday, January 22
247(22)
15 Day Ten: Saturday, January 23
269(14)
16 The Denouement
283(14)
17 Marrakech
297(6)
18 Homeward Bound
303(8)
Aftermath 311(24)
Acknowledgments 335(4)
Abbreviations and Short Titles Used in the Notes and Bibliography 339(4)
Notes 343(42)
Bibliography of Works Frequently Cited 385(12)
Photo Credits 397(2)
Index 399
James B. Conroy is an award-winning author and an honorary fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Having worked on Capitol Hill as a Senate press secretary and a congressmans chief of staff and served for six years in the Naval Air Reserve, Conroy graduated magna cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center and practiced law in Boston until 2020. His first book, Our One Common Country, was a finalist for the prestigious Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize. His second, Lincolns White House, shared the Lincoln Prize and won the Abraham Lincoln Institutes annual book award. He and his wife, Lynn, divide their time between Hingham, Massachusetts, and Marthas Vineyard.