Craig Nelson
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
The America we live in today was born, not on July 4, 1776, but on December 7, 1941, when an armada of 354 Japanese warplanes supported by aircraft carriers, destroyers, and midget submarines suddenly and savagely attacked the United States, killing 2,403 men -- and forced America's entry into World War II. This book follows, moment by moment, the sailors, soldiers, pilots, diplomats, admirals, generals, emperor, and president as they engineer, fight,...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"New York Times bestselling historian Craig Nelson reveals how FDR confronted an American public disinterested in going to war in Europe, skillfully won their support, and pushed government and American industry to build the greatest war machine in history, "the arsenal of democracy" that won World War II. As Nazi Germany began to conquer Europe, America's military was unprepared, too small, and poorly supplied. The Nazis were supported by robust...
3) Rocket men
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
p2009
Language
English
Description
Craig Nelson, literary agent and executive editor of several major publishers, delivers a thrilling account of Apollo 11, the NASA mission that placed humans on the moon for the first time. He also details the staggering technological achievements that made the successful mission possible