Commander In Chief: FDR's Battle with Churchill, 1943 (FDR at War Book 2)

Commander in Chief examines Franklin D. Roosevelt's year-long conflict with Winston Churchill in 1943, when Allied forces launched counteroffensives against Axis powers in North Africa and the Pacific. Nigel Hamilton reveals Roosevelt's decisive role during this period: he overruled his Joint Chiefs of Staff, ordered American airmen to ambush Japanese Admiral Yamamoto, and confronted Churchill over D-Day strategy on two occasions. Churchill pressured Congress and American leaders to redirect Allied resources toward fighting in Italy and the Aegean rather than pursuing the planned Normandy landings. Roosevelt worked to contain what he viewed as Churchill's "revolt" against the agreed strategy. The conflict culminated in a confrontation at Hyde Park, where Roosevelt made an ultimatum that secured Churchill's compliance and set the Allies toward final victory. Hamilton chronicles the strategic disagreements and personal clash between the two leaders at a critical moment in World War II. The book includes maps and period details of the military campaigns and diplomatic negotiations that shaped the war's direction.