348 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents
Prologue -- 1. Battling the Aggressors -- 2. The French Mission -- 3. The Gathering Storm -- 4. The Phony War -- 5. The Assisstant President -- 6. Aiding Britain -- 7. Lend-Lease -- 8. The Sinews of War -- 9. The Jews -- 10. Bretton Woods -- 11. Octagon -- 12. The Morgenthau Plan -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index
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." -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-333) and index.
