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100 1  Hamilton, Nigel,|eauthor. 
245 10 Commander in chief :|bFDR's battle with Churchill, 1943 /
       |cNigel Hamilton. 
246 3  FDR's battle with Churchill, 1943 
264  1 Boston :|bHoughton Mifflin Harcourt,|c2016. 
300    xv, 464 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 404-437) and 
       index. 
520    Nigel Hamilton's Mantle of Command, long-listed for the 
       National Book Award, drew on years of archival research 
       and interviews to portray FDR in a tight close up, as he 
       determined Allied strategy in the crucial initial phases 
       of World War II. Commander in Chief reveals the 
       astonishing sequel — suppressed by Winston Churchill in 
       his memoirs — of Roosevelt's battles with Churchill to 
       maintain that strategy. Roosevelt knew that the Allies 
       should take Sicily but avoid a wider battle in southern 
       Europe, building experience but saving strength to invade 
       France in early 1944. Churchill seemed to agree at 
       Casablanca — only to undermine his own generals and the 
       Allied command, testing Roosevelt’s patience to the limit.
       Churchill was afraid of the invasion planned for Normandy,
       and pushed instead for disastrous fighting in Italy, 
       thereby almost losing the war for the Allies. In a 
       dramatic showdown, FDR finally set the ultimate course for
       victory by making the ultimate threat. Commander in Chief 
       shows FDR in top form at a crucial time in the modern 
       history of the West. 
600 10 Roosevelt, Franklin D.|q(Franklin Delano),|d1882-1945. 
600 10 Churchill, Winston,|d1874-1965. 
650  0 World War, 1939-1945|zUnited States. 
650  0 World War, 1939-1945|xDiplomatic history. 
650  0 Command of troops|vCase studies. 
650  0 World War, 1939-1945|xCampaigns. 
651  0 Great Britain|xForeign relations|zUnited States. 
651  0 United States|xForeign relations|zGreat Britain.