“America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War”
A review I came across sort of criticized it for focusing more on Lindbergh than Roosevelt but that is ignoring "Traitor to his Class" which is a complete biography of FDR and of whom most people know more about naturally than they do Lindbergh.
The reviewer - Barbara Spindel - and I might be quibbling here- notes that the USA declared war on Germany after Pearl Harbor. But her review makes it seem the USA did it first. The US declared war on Germany and Italy only after they declared war on us.
One wonders what would have transpired - and maybe you go into it in the book - had Germany and Italy NOT declared war. Would the US have fought only Japan while still aiding Britain but not committing troops?
I just started this book:
“America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War”
A review I came across sort of criticized it for focusing more on Lindbergh than Roosevelt but that is ignoring "Traitor to his Class" which is a complete biography of FDR and of whom most people know more about naturally than they do Lindbergh.
The reviewer - Barbara Spindel - and I might be quibbling here- notes that the USA declared war on Germany after Pearl Harbor. But her review makes it seem the USA did it first. The US declared war on Germany and Italy only after they declared war on us.
One wonders what would have transpired - and maybe you go into it in the book - had Germany and Italy NOT declared war. Would the US have fought only Japan while still aiding Britain but not committing troops?
https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2024/1024/roosevelt-vs-lindbergh-war-of-words-hw-brands