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The conquerors Roosevelt, Truman, and the destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945

The Conquerors provides a fascinating insight into the behind-the-scenes negotiations during World War II that led to the emasculation of Germany. As Presidents Roosevelt and Truman led the United States in World War II in Europe, they had to deal with the question of what kind of government should...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beschloss, Michael R
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Simon & Schuster 2003
Edition:Simon & Schuster trade paperback ed.
Subjects:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano) > 1882-1945
Truman, Harry S. > 1884-1972
Morgenthau, Henry > 1891-1967
world war, 1939-1945 > Germany
Reconstruction (1939-1951) > Germany
World War, 1939-1945 > Diplomatic history
United States > Foreign relations > 1933-1945
United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945
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Table of Contents:
  • Plot to murder Hitler
  • "Unconditional surrender"
  • "Fifty thousand Germans must be shot!"
  • "On the back of an envelope"
  • Terrible silence
  • "One hundred percent American"
  • "Oppressor of the Jews"
  • "We will have to get awfully busy"
  • "Not nearly as bad as sending them to gas chambers"
  • Somebody's got to take the lead"
  • "Christianity and kindness"
  • "It is very, very necessary"
  • "Do you want me to beg like Fala?"
  • "A hell of a hubbub"
  • "As useful as ten fresh German divisions"
  • "Lord give the president strength"
  • "The only bond is their common hate"
  • "Arguing about the future of the world"
  • "No earthly powers can keep him here"
  • "What will we make of it?"
  • "I was never in favor of that crazy plan"
  • "You and I will have to bear great responsibility"
  • "How I hate this trip!"
  • "We are drifting toward a line down the center of Germany"
  • "Spirit and soul of a people reborn"
  • Conquerors

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