The I Index

V Is For Victory: Franklin Roosevelt’s American Revolution and the Triumph of World War II

Top of the pile

83

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

85/100

Critics

81/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Craig Nelson

Publisher:

Scribner

Date:

May 23, 2023

Craig Nelson reveals how FDR confronted an American public disinterested in going to war in Europe, won their support, and pushed government and American industry to build the greatest war machine in history.

What The Reviewers Say

Mark Knoblauch,
Booklist
Nelson... uniquely focuses here on FDR’s organizational talent and his marshaling of American industrial might.

Kirkus
Most scholars agree that industry was the deciding factor in the war, but Nelson... gives it his full and expert attention.

Publishers Weekly
Comprehensive and colorful.