Watching darkness fall: FDR, his ambassadors, and the rise of Adolf Hitler
"A gripping and groundbreaking account of how all but one of FDR's ambassadors in Europe misjudged Hitler and his intentions As German tanks rolled toward Paris in late May 1940, the U.S. Ambassador to France, William Bullitt, was determined to stay put, holed up in the Chateau St. Firmin...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "A gripping and groundbreaking account of how all but one of FDR's ambassadors in Europe misjudged Hitler and his intentions As German tanks rolled toward Paris in late May 1940, the U.S. Ambassador to France, William Bullitt, was determined to stay put, holed up in the Chateau St. Firmin in Chantilly, his country residence. Bullitt told the president that he would neither evacuate the embassy nor his chateau, an eighteenth Renaissance manse with a wine cellar of over 18,000 bottles, even though "we have only two revolvers in this entire mission with only forty bullets." As German forces closed in on the French capital, Bullitt wrote the president, "In case I should get blown up before I see you again, I want you to know that it has been marvelous to work for you." As the fighting raged in France, across the English Channel, Ambassador to Great Britain Joseph P. Kennedy wrote to his wife Rose, "The situation is more than critical. It means a terrible finish for the allies." Watching Darkness Fall will recount the rise of the Third Reich in Germany and the road to war from the perspective of four American diplomats in Europe who witnessed it firsthand: Joseph Kennedy, William Dodd, Breckinridge Long, and William Bullitt, who all served in key Western European capitals-London, Berlin, Rome, Paris, and Moscow-in the years prior to World War II. In many ways they were America's first line of defense and they often communicated with the president directly, as Roosevelt's eyes and ears on the ground. Unfortunately, most of them underestimated the power and resolve of Adolf Hitler and Germany's Third Reich. Watching Darkness Fall is a gripping new history of the years leading up to and the beginning of WWII in Europe told through the lives of five well-educated and mostly wealthy men all vying for the attention of the man in the Oval Office"-- |
| Beschreibung: | xii, 396 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS Authors Note xi Introduction 1 Prologue: Happy Days Are Here Again 5 1. This Is a Day of National Consecration 15 2. A Small, Obscure Austrian House Painter 20 3. The Striped-Pants Boys 25 4. I Want You to Go to Germany as an Ambassador 29 5. The Vehicle Occupied by Great Caesar’s Ghost 38 6. Some Changes Are in Order 47 7. I Wonder If You Would Try to Get the President More Interested in Foreign Affairs 58 8. I Am Much Too Fond of You All 65 9. Just Think What the Career Boys Will Say! 73 10. Ambassador Long Was Swell to Us S3 11. Downhearted About Europe 88
viii CONTENTS 12. What a Mess It All Is! 93 13. Without Doubt the Most Hair-Trigger Times 100 14. If Men Were Christian, There Would Be No War 106 15. Hypnotized by Mussolini 111 16. Pack Up Your Furniture, the Dog, and the Servants 115 17. I Hate War 125 18. I Still Don’t Like the European Outlook 134 19. What a Grand Fight It Is Going to Be! 142 20. Joe, Just Look at Your Legs 151 21. Everybody Down the Line Will Be Sent to Siam 166 22. May God ... Prove That You Are Wrong 173 23. Resistance and War Will Follow 185 24. I Could Scarcely Believe Such Things Could Occur 200 25. Methods, Short of War 207 26. The Last Well-Known Man About Whom That Was Said 212 27. My Mother Does Not Approve of Cocktails 216 28. It’s Come at Last—God Help Us 225 29. I’m Tired, I Can’t Take It 239 30. One Mind Instead of Four Separate Minds 249 31. Churchill Is the Best Man England Has 261 32. My Mother Alice Who Met a Rabbit 268 33. The Hand That Held the Dagger Has Struck It into the Back of Its Neighbor 275 34. I’ve Told You, Eleanor, You Must Not Say That 282 35. I Get Constant Reports of How Valuable You Are 290 36. Your Boys Are Not Going to Be Sent into Any Foreign Wars 299
CONTENTS ix 37. We Will Talk About That and the Future Later 307 38. He Can Talk to Churchill Like an Iowa Farmer 312 39. We Americans Are Vitally Concerned in Your Defense of Freedom 317 40. History Has Recorded Who Fired the First Shot 327 41. A Day That Will Live in Infamy 340 Epilogue 346 Acknowledgments 357 Bibliography 361 Notes 367 Index 387
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CONTENTS Authors Note xi Introduction 1 Prologue: Happy Days Are Here Again 5 1. This Is a Day of National Consecration 15 2. A Small, Obscure Austrian House Painter 20 3. The Striped-Pants Boys 25 4. I Want You to Go to Germany as an Ambassador 29 5. The Vehicle Occupied by Great Caesar’s Ghost 38 6. Some Changes Are in Order 47 7. I Wonder If You Would Try to Get the President More Interested in Foreign Affairs 58 8. I Am Much Too Fond of You All 65 9. Just Think What the Career Boys Will Say! 73 10. Ambassador Long Was Swell to Us S3 11. Downhearted About Europe 88
viii CONTENTS 12. What a Mess It All Is! 93 13. Without Doubt the Most Hair-Trigger Times 100 14. If Men Were Christian, There Would Be No War 106 15. Hypnotized by Mussolini 111 16. Pack Up Your Furniture, the Dog, and the Servants 115 17. I Hate War 125 18. I Still Don’t Like the European Outlook 134 19. What a Grand Fight It Is Going to Be! 142 20. Joe, Just Look at Your Legs 151 21. Everybody Down the Line Will Be Sent to Siam 166 22. May God . Prove That You Are Wrong 173 23. Resistance and War Will Follow 185 24. I Could Scarcely Believe Such Things Could Occur 200 25. Methods, Short of War 207 26. The Last Well-Known Man About Whom That Was Said 212 27. My Mother Does Not Approve of Cocktails 216 28. It’s Come at Last—God Help Us 225 29. I’m Tired, I Can’t Take It 239 30. One Mind Instead of Four Separate Minds 249 31. Churchill Is the Best Man England Has 261 32. My Mother Alice Who Met a Rabbit 268 33. The Hand That Held the Dagger Has Struck It into the Back of Its Neighbor 275 34. I’ve Told You, Eleanor, You Must Not Say That 282 35. I Get Constant Reports of How Valuable You Are 290 36. Your Boys Are Not Going to Be Sent into Any Foreign Wars 299
CONTENTS ix 37. We Will Talk About That and the Future Later 307 38. He Can Talk to Churchill Like an Iowa Farmer 312 39. We Americans Are Vitally Concerned in Your Defense of Freedom 317 40. History Has Recorded Who Fired the First Shot 327 41. A Day That Will Live in Infamy 340 Epilogue 346 Acknowledgments 357 Bibliography 361 Notes 367 Index 387 |
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| spelling | McKean, David 1956- Verfasser (DE-588)1019715065 aut Watching darkness fall FDR, his ambassadors, and the rise of Adolf Hitler David McKean FDR his ambassadors, and the rise of Adolf Hitler First edition New York St. Martin's Press 2021 xii, 396 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Prologue: Happy Days Are Here Again -- This is a Day of National Consecration -- A Small, Obscure Austrian House Painter -- The Striped-Pants Boys -- I Want You to Go to Germany as an Ambassador -- The Vehicle Occupied by Great Caesar's Ghost -- Some Changes Are in Order -- I Wonder If You Would Try to Get the President More Interested in Foreign Affairs -- I Am Much Too Fond of You All -- Just Think What the Career Boys Will Say! -- Ambassador Long Was Swell to Us -- Downhearted About Europe -- What a Mess It All Is! -- Without Doubt the Most Hair-Trigger Times -- If Men Were Christian, There Would Be No War -- Hypnotized by Mussolini -- Pack Up Your Furniture, the Dog, and the Servants -- I Hate War -- I Still Don't Like the European Outlook -- What a Grand Fight It Is Going to Be! -- Joe, Just Look at Your Legs -- Everybody Down the Line Will Be Sent to Siam -- May God . . . Prove That You Are Wrong -- Resistance and War Will Follow -- I Could Scarcely Believe Such Things Could Occur -- Methods, Short of War -- The Last Well-Known Man About Whom That Was Said -- My Mother Does Not Approve of Cocktails -- It's Come at Last-God Help Us -- I'm Tired, I Can't Take It -- One Mind Instead of Four Separate Minds -- Churchill Is the Best Man England Has -- My Mother Alice Who Met a Rabbit -- The Hand That Held the Dagger Has Struck it into the Back of Its Neighbor -- I've Told You, Eleanor, You Must Not Say That -- I Get Constant Reports of How Valuable You Are -- Your Boys Are Not Going to Be Sent into Any Foreign Wars -- We Will Talk About That and the Future Later -- He Can Talk to Churchill Like an Iowa Farmer -- We Americans Are Vitally Concerned in Your Defense of Freedom -- History Has Recorded Who Fired the First Shot -- A Day That Will Live in Infamy "A gripping and groundbreaking account of how all but one of FDR's ambassadors in Europe misjudged Hitler and his intentions As German tanks rolled toward Paris in late May 1940, the U.S. Ambassador to France, William Bullitt, was determined to stay put, holed up in the Chateau St. Firmin in Chantilly, his country residence. Bullitt told the president that he would neither evacuate the embassy nor his chateau, an eighteenth Renaissance manse with a wine cellar of over 18,000 bottles, even though "we have only two revolvers in this entire mission with only forty bullets." As German forces closed in on the French capital, Bullitt wrote the president, "In case I should get blown up before I see you again, I want you to know that it has been marvelous to work for you." As the fighting raged in France, across the English Channel, Ambassador to Great Britain Joseph P. Kennedy wrote to his wife Rose, "The situation is more than critical. It means a terrible finish for the allies." Watching Darkness Fall will recount the rise of the Third Reich in Germany and the road to war from the perspective of four American diplomats in Europe who witnessed it firsthand: Joseph Kennedy, William Dodd, Breckinridge Long, and William Bullitt, who all served in key Western European capitals-London, Berlin, Rome, Paris, and Moscow-in the years prior to World War II. In many ways they were America's first line of defense and they often communicated with the president directly, as Roosevelt's eyes and ears on the ground. Unfortunately, most of them underestimated the power and resolve of Adolf Hitler and Germany's Third Reich. Watching Darkness Fall is a gripping new history of the years leading up to and the beginning of WWII in Europe told through the lives of five well-educated and mostly wealthy men all vying for the attention of the man in the Oval Office"-- Volksbildungsstätte Zeitz (DE-588)10354278-4 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte gnd rswk-swf Botschafter (DE-588)4146409-6 gnd rswk-swf Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 gnd rswk-swf Angriffskrieg (DE-588)4142474-8 gnd rswk-swf Deutschland (DE-588)4011882-4 gnd rswk-swf Europa (DE-588)4015701-5 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf United States / Foreign relations / 1933-1945 Roosevelt, Franklin D. / (Franklin Delano) / 1882-1945 Ambassadors / United States / History / 20th century Germany / Foreign public opinion, American / History / 20th century United States / Foreign relations / Europe Europe / Foreign relations / United States World War, 1939-1945 / Diplomatic history HISTORY / United States / General Ambassadors Diplomatic history Diplomatic relations Public opinion, American Europe Germany United States 1900-1999 History USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Botschafter (DE-588)4146409-6 s Europa (DE-588)4015701-5 g Deutschland (DE-588)4011882-4 g Volksbildungsstätte Zeitz (DE-588)10354278-4 b Angriffskrieg (DE-588)4142474-8 s Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 s Geschichte z DE-604 Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe 978-1-250-20698-5 Digitalisierung BSB München - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=032968992&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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