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The Kennedys amidst the gathering storm : a thousand days in London, 1938-1940
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- Summary
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Fresh interpretation of the ambassadorship of Joseph Kennedy and explores the intricate, often shifting relationships among Kennedy, Chamberlain, Churchill, and Roosevelt.
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- Creator
- Will Swift
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First edition
- [Washginton, D.C.] : Smithsonian Books New York, NY : Collins, [2008]
- ©2008
- Physical Details
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- xxvi, 374 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780061173561, 0061173568
- OCLC
- ocn174112690
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [345]-350) and index.
- Prologue : Twisting the lion's tail -- 1938 -- 1939 -- 1940 -- Epilogue : "The crowns of suffering"
Subjects
- Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969.
- Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 -- Family.
- Kennedy family.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history.
- Ambassadors -- United States -- Biography.
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States.
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945.