{"product_id":"a-shadow-over-the-world-franklin-d-roosevelt-the-rise-of-fascism-and-the-making-of-americas-world-war-ii-9781982157722","title":"A Shadow Over the World: Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Rise of Fascism, and the Making of America's World War II","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author William I. Hitchcock, a riveting, revelatory portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the lead-up to World War II, tracing his--and America's--awakening to the threat of fascism.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did FDR and the American public respond to the rise of dictators across Europe and Asia on the eve of World War II? The familiar narrative is that they reacted with indifference and embraced isolationism. Only with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor were Americans reluctantly drawn into the global conflict. But distinguished historian William I. Hitchcock reveals a far more complex and surprising story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the time Mussolini came to power in 1922 to America's entry into the war in 1941, Americans engaged in a fraught national debate over the rising threat--and for some, the lure--of fascism. At the center of this debate was Roosevelt himself. When he took office in 1933, Roosevelt was determined to avoid foreign entanglements that would harm his ambitious domestic agenda of the New Deal. But over the course of his first two terms, a network of journalists, activists, advisers, and diplomats gradually awakened him to the global dangers of fascism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoosevelt's transformation was part of a larger national reckoning with authoritarianism around the world.\u003ci\u003e A Shadow Over the World \u003c\/i\u003eshines a light on a time when a coalition of courageous humanists gathered around a visionary leader to forge a new purpose for America: to protect democracy, oppose imperialism, support human rights, and lead a global fight for freedom. Their successful struggle against the dark forces of fascism holds powerful lessons for our own perilous times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William I. Hitchcock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982157722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam I. Hitchcock is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and award-winning teacher who has published numerous books relating to World War II and the Cold War, including \u003ci\u003eThe Bitter Road to Freedom: A New History of the Liberation of Europe\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and a winner of the George Louis Beer Prize from the American Historical Association. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s\u003c\/i\u003e. He received his BA degree from Kenyon College and his PhD from Yale University. He has been a Fulbright scholar, a fellow of the Nobel Institute in Oslo, the holder of the Henry Kissinger Chair at the Library of Congress, and a Berlin Prize fellow at the American Academy in Berlin. He is now the James Madison Professor of History at the University of Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"William I. Hitchcock \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48943882076317,"sku":"9781982157722","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3ecf9b63-ba50-4c5d-873d-97e917d3e120.jpg?v=1790152533","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/a-shadow-over-the-world-franklin-d-roosevelt-the-rise-of-fascism-and-the-making-of-americas-world-war-ii-9781982157722","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}