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1 online resource (348 pages) : illustrations |
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Prologue -- Battling the Aggressors -- The French Mission -- The Gathering Storm -- The Phony War -- The Assisstant President -- Aiding Britain -- Lend-Lease -- The Sinews of War -- The Jews -- Bretton Woods -- Octagon -- The Morgenthau Plan -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt coined the slogan "The Arsenal of Democracy" to describe American might during the grim years of World War II. The man who financed that arsenal was his Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau Jr. This is the first book to focus on the wartime achievements of this unlikely hero, a dyslexic college dropout who turned himself into a forceful and efficient administrator and then exceeded even Roosevelt in his determination to defeat the Nazis. Based on extensive research at the FDR Library in Hyde Park, NY, author Peter Moreira describes Morgenthau's truly breathtaking accomplishments: he led the greatest financial program the world has ever seen, raising $310 billion (over $4.8 trillion in today's dollars) to finance the war effort. This was largely done without the help of Wall Street by appealing to the patriotism of the average citizen through the sale of war bonds. In addition, he championed aid to Britain before America entered the war; initiated and oversaw the War Refugee Board, spearheading the rescue of 200,000 Jews from the Nazis; and became the architect of the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, which produced the modern economic paradigm. The book also chronicles Morgenthau's many challenges, ranging from anti-Semitism to the postwar "Morgenthau Plan" that was his undoing. This is a captivating story about an understated and often overlooked member of the Roosevelt cabinet who played a pivotal role in the American war effort to defeat the Nazis. |
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A biography of Roosevelt's secretary of the Treasury provides details on how the college dropout fueled his determination to defeat the Nazis by creating a financial program to finance the war and launched the American aircraft program. |
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"President Franklin D. Roosevelt coined the slogan 'The Arsenal of Democracy' to describe American might during the grim years of World War II. The man who financed that arsenal was his Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau Jr. This is the first book to focus on the wartime achievements of this unlikely hero--a dyslexic college dropout who turned himself into a forceful and efficient administrator and then exceeded even Roosevelt in his determination to defeat the Nazis. Based on extensive research at the FDR Library in Hyde Park, NY, author Peter Moreira describes Morgenthau's truly breathtaking accomplishments: He led the greatest financial program the world has ever seen, raising $310 billion (over $4.8 trillion in today's dollars) to finance the war effort. This was largely done without the help of Wall Street by appealing to the patriotism of the average citizen through the sale of war bonds. In addition, he championed aid to Britain before America entered the war; initiated and oversaw the War Refugee Board, spearheading the rescue of 200,000 Jews from the Nazis; and became the architect of the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, which produced the modern economic paradigm. The book also chronicles Morgenthau's many challenges, ranging from anti-Semitism to the postwar 'Morgenthau Plan' that was his undoing. This is a captivating story about an understated and often overlooked member of the Roosevelt cabinet who played a pivotal role in the American war effort to defeat the Nazis"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-333) and index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Morgenthau, Henry, 1891-1967.
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
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Morgenthau, Henry, 1891-1967. |
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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. |
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United States. Office of the Treasurer -- Biography.
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United States. Office of the Treasurer. |
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World War (1939-1945) |
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1933-1945 |
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Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography.
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Jews -- United States -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Finance.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects.
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Cabinet officers. |
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Economic policy. |
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Economics. |
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Finance. |
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Jews. |
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Politics and government. |
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United States -- Economic policy -- 1933-1945.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
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United States. |
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Electronic books. |
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Biography.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Moreira, Peter. Jew who defeated Hitler Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2014 9781616149581 (DLC) 2014023881 |
| ISBN |
9781616149598 : $11.99 |
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1616149590 : $11.99 |
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