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  • Nineteen Weeks: America, Britain, and the Fateful Summer of 1940 by Norman Moss book cover
  • Nineteen Weeks: America, Britain, and the Fateful Summer of 1940 by Norman Moss book cover
  • Nineteen Weeks: America, Britain, and the Fateful Summer of 1940 by Norman Moss book cover
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Nineteen Weeks: America, Britain, and the Fateful Summer of 1940

by Norman Moss

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A pivotal summer in the U.S.–Britain relationship

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A pivotal summer in the U.S.–Britain relationship

Covering the weeks from May to September 1940, Norman Moss’s history brings together the fall of France, Britain’s fear of invasion, and the American debate over how to respond to the war in Europe. The account centers on Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill as U.S. support for Britain became a contested question at home. Moss traces how the shift away from isolationism helped establish the relationship between the two countries and shaped America’s emerging role in world affairs. The book connects a concentrated period of wartime decision-making with the longer course of U.S. foreign policy.

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  • Readers interested in World War II diplomacy and political decision-making.
  • Readers exploring the history of U.S.–British relations.
  • Readers interested in American debates over isolationism and international engagement.

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World War IIU.S.–British relationsIsolationism and interventionForeign policy

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Book overview

Nineteen Weeks is Norman Moss's riveting account of FDR, Churchill, and the extraordinary decisions made in 1940 that set the stage for America's interventionist role in world affairs. The weeks between May and September 1940 saw Hitler's stunning conquest of France, Britain's desperate struggle against the threat of invasion and conquest, and a passionate debate in the United States over the proper response to these events. Roosevelt's appeals to his countrymen to offer support to Europe were met with opposition from factions that wanted to maintain America's distance. When the tide of popular opinion turned from isolationism, the order of world power was altered forever.
As Moss shows, the "special relationship" between Britain and America began in that brief, crucial period, setting the tenor of future American foreign policy. His lucid history offers a fascinating window on current world events.
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