kennedys 1938-1940 gathering roosevelts

books:

The Roosevelts and the Royals: Franklin and Eleanor, the King and Queen of England, and the Friendship that ...

7 reviews
Will Swift

Wiley, 2004

This Book Must Be Read
Will Swift does a terrific job in bringing to life the personalities and issues of a critical time in world history. This book is a must read for those interested in the events of the time, and how those events influenced today's relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States.

The Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm: A Thousand Days in London, 1938-1940

6 reviews
Will Swift

Collins, 2008

An Engrossing Account of Tumultous Diplomacy
Dr. Swift has constructed through prodigious research a fascinating composite of information which he presents as a highly engrossing narrative of the role of Joseph P. Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain on the eve of World War II. Swift's keen appraisal of Ambassador Kennedy's actions and motivations and the reprecussions thereof, along with a fresh look at the challenges and ...