Back Door to War, The Roosevelt Foreign Policy, 1933 - 1941

by Charles Callan Tansill

Study of how FDR helped cause WWII.

Genres: History, World War II, Military History, Presidents, Us Presidents

690 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1952

Reviews

[Frederick Widdowson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am still reading it. It is just reinforcing my distrust of government and "official" histories.

[Geir · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do you want to learn a lot about something you thought you knew a lot about, but really don't? Then this is a book for you! The world before WWII was not a black-and-white world, where USA and UK were the good guys, and the rest were evil. Not at all. The strong argument can be made that the USA and UK actually pushed the Japanese and German, not to mention Italy and others, to the brink of war, until, in the words of FDR, "the question is how we should maneuver them [the Japanese] into the position of firing the first shot without allowing too much danger to ourselves."

No wonder then that he ignored all warnings about the approaching Japanese attach on Pearl Harbour?

This book opens eyes, surprises, and is well written.

[Watch Me · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is primarily designed to show how Roosevelt "lied the United States into war".
A necessary read.

[Patrick]

Read up through: Chapter X - Mussolini Makes a Mockery Out of Collective Security.
Also:
Chapter XX - Russia Instigates War in the Far East; Roosevelt Blames Japan
Chapter XXI - Japan Proposes a Joint Search for World Peace But Hull Declines
Chapter XXVI - Japan Is Maneuvered Into Firing the First Shot at Pearl Harbor