American Warlords: How Roosevelt's High Command Led America to Victory in World War II

In a lifetime shaped by politics, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proved a master manipulator of Congress, the press, and the public. But when war in Europe and Asia threatened Americas shores, FDR found himself in a world where his friends became his foes, his enemies his allies. To help wage democracys first âtotal war,â he turned to one of historys most remarkable triumvirates Henry Stimson, General George C. Marshall, and Admiral Ernest J. King. These commanders threw off sparks whenever they clashed, but those sparks lit the fire of victory.,