America First

Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War

Author  H. W. Brands
America First

Bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands narrates the fierce debate over America's role in the world in the runup to World War II through its two most important figures: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who advocated intervention, and his isolationist nemesis, aviator and popular hero Charles Lindbergh.

“An immersive account of America’s fierce debate about joining World War II.” — The Washington Post

"Brands’s elegant account of the political faceoff between Franklin Roosevelt and Charles Lindbergh could not be more timely." — Charles A. Kupchan, author of Isolationism: A History of America’s Efforts to Shield Itself from the World

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September 24, 2024
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