US out of the Depression; he was equally even-handed in his treatment of FDR - describing faults and accomplishments. There are sections on women, the labor movement, a broad view of the European and Pacific fronts, Negroes and several other sections that don't come to mind right now. I'd recommend this book to anyone who wants a 900 page overview of the Great Depression and WW II. (less) From my Grandpa - "For a better understanding of the FDR saga, I suggest you obtain the Oxford history book, "Freedom from Fear," by David M. Kennedy which is the award winning book about the American People in Depression and War, covering the period 1929-1945. This is the most objective and unpolitical analysis of a period which encompassed a large segment of my life. I read a lot of history and this covers that period well" On another note, the language in this book is hilariously flowery, it keeps your attention. Like this passage in the epilogue about the dawning of a new era, The Cold War "the unwanted war baby conceived in the fragile marriage of convenience that was the Grand Alliance." Wow. A wonderful overview of this period of American history. About as even-handed as one could hope for, and while the war section devolves, as they usually do, into a laundry list of specifications and operations, the insights into the cause of the Depression, the national mood during the early 30's, and the character of the era's biggest players