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America and the World War

Theodore Roosevelt

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. . . but it is very great, and it is altogether too nearly akin to what occurred in the seventeenth century for us of the twentieth century to feel overmuch pleased with the amount of advance that has been made. It is neither necessary nor at the present time possible to sift from the charges, countercharges, and denials the exact facts as to the acts alleged to have been committed in various places. The prime fact as regards Belgium is that Belgium was an entirely peaceful and genuinely neutral power which had been guilty of no offence whatever. What has befallen her is due to the further fact that a great, highly civilized military power deemed that its own vital interests rendered imperative the infliction of this suffering on an inoffensive although valiant and patriotic little nation.

I admire and respect the German people. I am proud of the German blood in my veins. But the sympathy and support of the American people should go out unreservedly to Belgium,. . . Read More

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You can always count on America to do the right thing---after they've tried everything else. Winston Churchill

Yes, yes, yes, I'm always proud of myself when I can pull myself away from James Lee Burke, Michael Connelly, Ellroy, Block et al to read an "other" genre. And I'm always happier when I fini

”All that noise you hear...is death coming to London. You can hear the bombs falling on the streets and the homes. Don’t tune me out---this is a big story and you’re part of it…. The lights are all out everywhere, except in America. Keep those lights burning….Hang on to your lights, they’re the only

UPDATED 8/7/13

An absolutely fantastic read. Olson writes history with the pace and intensity of a novel. Characters (real characters) are exposed bit by bit through their actions to have their strengths (Wendell Willkie) and weaknesses (FDR and Lindbergh) picked open to view.

... I have always liked

WARNING: If you are a fan of President Franklin D. Roosevelt you might not want to read this magnificent book?

*If you are someone who is a Charles Lindbergh fan you might not want to read this book?

*If you think the politicians of today are obsessed with poll numbers, you might seriously want to rea

The world is admittedly not what Americans—or anyone else— would like, but it is decidedly better than it would have been if the United States had not helped to defeat German and Japanese militarism. … If any war can be said to be worth fighting and winning, it was World War II. (Page 454)

Those Angr

In some ways, this story of the 1939-41 years, as America debated whether to involve itself in the War, is very familiar. The arguments each side makes follows the same rhythms we’ve seen with other conflicts. But while the arguments are similar, the evidence supporting those arguments are different

Lynn Olson's Those Angry Days charts the clash between American interventionists and isolationists during the early years of World War II. Olson's book recounts the oft-forgotten rancor of that era: debates over intervention inspire political feuds, bitter press wars, angry speeches, protests and ev

America Claims Its Future

Although many books consider the history of the United States' entry into WW II, relatively few works focus on the tense, divisive history that proceeded Pearl Harbor. Philip Roth's "The Plot Against America" offers an imaginative novelist's look at this period which pales a

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