The Second Most Powerful Man in the World
The Life of Admiral William D. Leahy, Roosevelt's Chief of Staff
New York, New York : Dutton, [2019]
Format: Book
Description: viii, 531 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"The life of Franklin Roosevelt's most trusted and powerful advisor, Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The education of naval officer -- Building a career and family -- Enter Franklin Roosevelt -- The roaring twenties -- Depression -- Nearing the top -- Rising in Roosevelt's court -- Leahy's navy -- The first retirement -- Governor of Puerto Rico -- Ambassador to Vichy France -- Dark days -- Chief of staff to the Commander in Chief -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs -- The grandest level of strategy -- From Casablanca to Trident -- Difficult friends -- Top dog -- Cairo and Tehran -- Acting president -- Leahy's war -- Atomic bombs and elections -- Yalta and death -- Truman -- The end of the war -- Speeches -- Personal snooper -- Priorities -- Cold war -- Key West -- On the outside -- Fading away -- The forgotten man.
Subjects:
Leahy, William D.
United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff -- Biography.
Admirals -- United States -- Biography.
Leahy, William D.
United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff -- Biography.
Admirals -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780399584800
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Leahy, William D. | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.