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Michael Beschloss is a historian specializing in the U.S. presidency. The author of five previous books on presidents and world affairs, he is also a commentator on PBS' NewsHour and NBC News Presidential Historian. He lives in Washington, D.C. (Bowker Author Biography)
Bildnachweis: Michael Beschloss speaks with David Rubenstein at the National Book Festival, August 31, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.

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Very good history of the last year of WW II and how the allies tried to come up with a plan on what to do with Germany after their victory.
 
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derailer | 8 weitere Rezensionen | Jan 25, 2024 |
recommended on APUS history listserv


doesn't look like it will be a good selection for AP US or LSN or AP Gov

disappointing
writing style is choppy,
tidbits of historical information scattered about that don't seem to support his argument that a particular president was courageous
 
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pollycallahan | 9 weitere Rezensionen | Jul 1, 2023 |
Finished, Michael Beschloss’ The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1941-1945. The book describes Franklin Roosevelt’s effort to win the war against Germany and the underlying theme of both punishing the Germans while at the same time preserving Germany and its heritage and the handoff of this mission to a largely unprepared Harry Truman.

A surprising aspect of the book was it’s continued focus on the role of Henry Morgenthau who was at one time one of President Roosevelt’s closest friends and Secretary of the Treasury. A secular Jew who embraced his race only as the true horror of Hitler’s Final Solution through the concentration camps became more and more apparent. Morgenthau’s famed plan to largely deindustrialize Germany and fashionista into a largely pastoral, farming society through his namesake Morgenthau Plan and the threat of the implementation of this to keep his Secretary of War Henry Stimson and Secretary of State Cordell Hull and later Edward Stettinus in line with his wishes for the future of Germany reconstruction.

An interesting perspective on the high level, loosely fashioned leadership style of Franklin Roosevelt a it’s diametrically opposed leadership style of Harry Truman.

A solid 4 star read.
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dsha67 | 8 weitere Rezensionen | Sep 26, 2022 |
New York Times says “There are fascinating nuggets on virtually every page” of this readable and well-researched book about Presidents who presided over nearly two centuries of wars.
 
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