1940
FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler---the Election Amid the Storm

This book covers much of the same ground as a previous book I read Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America’s Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941 by Lynne Olson. However, this book focuses on the election of 1940 and thus was a more interesting read. It examines the domestic issues going o......more

1940: FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler-the Election amid the Storm by Susan Dunn is an examination of the events surrounding 1940 presidential elections and world events that helped shape the election. Susan Dunn is Professor of Literature and the History of Ideas at Williams College and Senior Schol......more

Dunn's book covers not just a pivotal year in the political career of Franklin Delano Roosevelt but also a vital time in the history of the United States. In a time of incredible turmoil Dunn shows how the cool headed FDR prevailed against incredible odds to become the first President to be elected......more

A very good political read on the events surrounding the 1940 Presidential third term election of FDR. Besides Roosevelt, Wendell Willkie, the Republican nominee, emerges as an heroic figure battling the isolationists within his own party. Charles Lindbergh is accurately depicted as a Nazi loving an......more

A very satisfying and informative read for the political junkie. Oh that we could return to the days of a 2.5 month presidential campaign!!!......more