A master historian's provocative new interpretation of FDR's role in the coming of World War II. Brilliant. —Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. American Ways Series.

"A concise account...provides the most up-to-date information on Roosevelt and the origins of the Second World War." - Harvard University

"Brilliant...Reynolds's lucid and incisive analysis puts the impact of the Second World War in an illuminating new perspective." - Jr

"A compact, well written, useful account." - The Washington Times