{"product_id":"1944-fdr-and-the-year-that-changed-history-9781501125362","title":"1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e**New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller** \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jay Winik brings to life in \"gripping\" detail (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) the year 1944, which determined the outcome of World War II and put more pressure than any other on an ailing yet determined President Roosevelt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1944 was a year that could have stymied the Allies and cemented Hitler's waning power. Instead, it saved those democracies--but with a fateful cost. Now, in a \"complex history rendered with great color and sympathy\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review), Jay Winik captures the epic images and extraordinary history \"with cinematic force\" (\u003ci\u003eTime)\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1944 witnessed a series of titanic events: FDR at the pinnacle of his wartime leadership as well as his reelection, the unprecedented D-Day invasion, the liberation of Paris, and the tumultuous conferences that finally shaped the coming peace. But millions of lives were at stake as President Roosevelt learned about Hitler's Final Solution. Just as the Allies were landing in Normandy, the Nazis were accelerating the killing of millions of European Jews. Winik shows how escalating pressures fell on an infirm Roosevelt, who faced a momentous decision. Was winning the war the best way to rescue the Jews? Or would it get in the way of defeating Hitler? In a year when even the most audacious undertakings were within the world's reach, one challenge--saving Europe's Jews--seemed to remain beyond Roosevelt's grasp. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Compelling....This dramatic account highlights what too often has been glossed over--that as nobly as the Greatest Generation fought under FDR's command, America could well have done more to thwart Nazi aggression\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e). Destined to take its place as one of the great works of World War II, \u003ci\u003e1944\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to retell these events with moral clarity and a moving appreciation of the extraordinary actions of many extraordinary leaders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinik, Jay:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - The author of the #1 and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eApril 1865\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003e1944 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Great Upheaval\u003c\/i\u003e, Jay Winik is renowned for his creative approaches to history. \u003ci\u003eThe Baltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e called him \"one of our nation's leading public historians.\" He is a popular public speaker and a frequent television and radio guest. He has been a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e book review section, as well as to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. His many national media appearances include the \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e show, \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorld News Tonight\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, and FOX News. He is a former board member of the National Endowment for the Humanities and was the historical advisor to National Geographic Networks.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515516129554,"sku":"9781501125362","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dec9ddf7-16c7-49ca-bafd-1fdfc56b1221.jpg?v=1731005923","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/1944-fdr-and-the-year-that-changed-history-9781501125362","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}