"To keep the British Isles afloat"
Subtitle: FDR's men in Churchill's London, 1941
By: Thomas Parrish.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780061357930
Subjects: Roosevelt, Franklin D. -- 1882-1945; Churchill, Winston, -- Sir, -- 1874-1965; Hopkins, Harry L. -- 1890-1946; Harriman, W. Averell -- 1891-1986; World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history; United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States
Description: Discusses the emissaries sent by President Roosevelt to Britain in early 1941 while attempting to assess Winston Churchill's drinking habits and Britain's ability to resist Nazi Germany, covering the personalities and exploits of individuals such as Harry Hopkins and W. Averill Harriman.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue : Crisis; title: Money flies; title: Friendship; title: "Brilliance and glitter"; title: Dark autumn; title: Terror in the air; title: The case of solidarity; title: "Send for Harry!"; title: Decidedly unneutral acts; title: The political calculating machine; title: "Reposing special faith and confidence"; title: "A smiling gentleman"; title: "The perfection of human society"; title: "Whither thou goest"; title: "The all-seeing eye"; title: "A new Magna Carta"; title: "By temperament, training and experience"; title: Linking up; title: "In a nightmare"; title: At the Dorchester; title: On his majesty's service; title: The colossus factor.