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Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship (平装)
by Jon Meacham
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World War II, Leadership |
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A great political and personal friendship that made today's world possible. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-18 00:00>
Jon Meacham's book Franklin and Winston does something that I have seen no other book about the World War II era attempt. Meacham tells the story not of a person, or of an historical event, but instead he tells the story of one of the most important relationships that ever existed between two men.
Few relationships have ever had the importance that this particular one did. It is difficult to imagine a more critical relationship than the one between the two heads of state of countries fighting Nazi Germany in World War II. Because FDR and Churchill trusted one another and communicated well with one another America and Britain were able to avoid many pitfalls that nations which join together in temporary alliances often encounter.
Churchill and Roosevelt had many similarities and some major differences. However, both realized at the outset of World War II - after Churchill became Prime Minister of Britain--that for the good of both their nations they must work closely together to defeat Nazi Germany. This was easier said than done at times. Churchill had a number of personal habits which irritated Roosevelt. For example, Churchill was often long and rambling in his conversations. Churchill, the ultimate Anglophile, refused to see certain larger implications of World War II, such as the end of British Colonialism. Churchill sometimes would barge into Roosevelt's bedroom in the Whitehouse in the middle of the night--when he visited the President--simply to talk about some idea that had suddenly crossed his mind.
On the other hand, Roosevelt sometimes annoyed Churchill. Roosevelt insisted at both the Teheran and Yalta conferences upon meeting first with Joseph Stalin, the Soviet dictator, before talking to Churchill. This lead Churchill to feel both annoyed and less important than the other two men. Roosevelt was sometimes both secretive and non-committal, a trait Churchill found to be extremely frustrating at times.
What was impressive was the willingness of both men had to set aside differences, ignore personality quirks, reject stereotypes, and work together for the common good of both their nations. In a day when public discourse between political figures is often marked by rancor and unwillingness to compromise, it is refreshing to know that some great men can put aside personal differences to reach a larger goal.
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