Cautious Crusade
Franklin D. Roosevelt, American Public Opinion, and the War against Nazi Germany
Steven Casey
Explore Americans' views on Nazi Germany during World War II and their impact on policy. Steven Casey's provocative book challenges commonly held beliefs about the US fight against Hitler. Based on original sources, the book traces elite and public attitudes toward Germany throughout the war, and how they evolved from efforts to destroy Nazism to attempts at rebuilding the defeated nation. A must-read for history buffs interested in the Roosevelt administration and World War II.
Publish Date
2001-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
2001-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.86
ISBN
0195139607
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2022-02-24T19:55:22.000Z
Steven Casey's THE CAUTIOUS CRUSADE is a really good book about public opinion polling in the Department of Defense (and other Gov agencies) before and during WWII. It shows how FDR had to use propaganda to guide the public toward war, but that it favored preparations early on. – source