02445cam a2200373 i 4500 296052576 TxAuBib 20130725120000.0 121217s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012047003 9781594204357 1594204357 eng rda TxAuBib rda Fullilove, Michael, 1972- Rendezvous with destiny [BOOK] : how Franklin D. Roosevelt and five extraordinary men took America into the war and into the world / Michael Fullilove. New York : The Penguin Press, 2013. 468 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-454) and index. Prologue: September 1939 -- "A one-man American mission of curiosity" : Sumner Welles in Rome, Berlin, Paris and London, February-March 1940 -- "A sensible Colonel House" : Bill Donovan in London, July-August 1940 -- "History's foremost marriage broker" : Harry Hopkins in London, January-February 1941 -- "Sail on, oh ship of state!" : Wendell Willkie in London and Dublin, January-February 1941 -- "To keep the British Isles afloat" : Averell Harriman in London, Africa and the Middle East, March-July 1941 -- "Mister Hurry Upkins" : Harry Hopkins in London, July 1941 -- "Uncle Joe's favorite" : Harry Hopkins in Moscow and at Placentia Bay, July-August 1941 -- Epilogue : December 1941. Documents the lesser-known role of the President and five influential diplomats in overturning American isolationist beliefs and pulling the country into World War II, citing the reports that led to America's support of Great Britain and Russia. 20130725. Welles, Sumner 1892-1961. Donovan, William J (William Joseph) 1883-1959. Willkie, Wendell L (Wendell Lewis) 1892-1944. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) 1882-1945. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) 1882-1945. Friends and associates. Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell) 1891-1986. World War, 1939-1945 Diplomatic history. World War, 1939-1945 United States. United States Foreign relations 1933-1945.