TOC AND SYLLABUS - ROOSEVELT'S CENTURION'S: FDR AND THE COMMANDERS HE LED TO VICTORY IN WORLD WAR II (SPOILER THREAD)

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

This is the thread for the table of contents and syllabus for the upcoming Special Spotlighted book: Roosevelt's Centurions: FDR and the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II.


by Joseph E. Persico

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Roosevelt's Centurions: FDR and the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II

Table of Contents:

Preface vii
Introduction xi
Chapter 1 - The Day We Almost Lost the Army - 3
Chapter 2 - An End of Neutrality - 27
Chapter 3 - From Barbarossa to the Atlantic Charter - 55
Chapter 4 - An Undeclared War - 70
Chapter 5 - Pearl Harbor - 89
Chapter 6 - The President and General Macarthur - 124
Chapter 7 - Philippines Lost, China on the Brink - 135
Chapter 8 - Europe a Debate, Pacific a Victory - 162
Chapter 9 - North Africa, FDR Versus the Generals - 184
Chapter 10 - Sea War, Air War - 203
Chapter 11 - Torch: The Political Education of Dwight Eisenhower - 218
Chapter 12 - The Home Front - 241
Chapter 13 - Unconditional Surrender - 258
Chapter 14 - From Pacific Islands to Desert Sands - 272
Chapter 15 - Italy Invaded, Germany Blasted - 296
Chapter 16 - From Tarawa to Tehran - 317
Chapter 17 - D-Day - 346
Chapter 18 - Macarthur Verus King: FDR's Decision - 387
Chapter 19 - Europe: Broad Axe Versus the Spear - 398
Chapter 20 - Stilwell leaves China, Macarthur Returns to Philippines - 416
Chapter 21 - From the Home Front to Yalta - 436
Chapter 22 - Leveling Japan, Invading Okinawa - 472
Chapter 23 - To Take Berlin? - 486
Chapter 24 - Death of the Commander in Chief - 506
Chapter 25 - Anatomy of Victory – 528
Acknowledgements – 553
Glossary – 555
Maps – 557
Bibliography – 561
Source Notes – 573
Index - 619

[Bentley, Group Founder, Leader, Chief]

Syllabus

Week One - May 28th - June 9th -> Preface, Introduction, and Chapter ONE, p. vii - 26
Preface, Introduction, and ONE - The Day We Almost Lost the Army

Week Two - June 10th - June 16th -> Chapter TWO, p. 27 - 54
TWO - An End of Neutrality

Week Three - June 17th - June 23rd -> Chapter THREE and FOUR, p. 55 - 80
THREE - From Barbarossa to the Atlantic Charter and FOUR - An Undeclared War

Week Four - June 24th - June 30th -> Chapter FOUR and FIVE, p. 80 - 95
FOUR - An Undeclared War and FIVE - Pearl Harbor

Week Five - July 1st - July 7th -> Chapter FIVE and Chapter SIX , p. 96 - 130
FIVE - Pearl Harbor and SIX - The President and General Macarthur

Week Six - July 8th - July 14th -> Chapter SIX and SEVEN, p. 131 - 150 - SIX - The President and General Macarthur and SEVEN - Philippines Lost, China on the Brink

Week Seven - July 15th - July 21st -> Chapter SEVEN and EIGHT, p. 151 - 172 - SEVEN - Philippines Lost, China on the Brink and EIGHT - Europe a Debate, Pacific a Victory

Week Eight - July 22nd - July 28th -> Chapter EIGHT and NINE, p. 173 - 194 - EIGHT - Europe a Debate, Pacific a Victory and NINE - North Africa, FDR Versus the Generals

Week Nine- July 29th - August 4th -> Chapter NINE and TEN, p. 195 - 217 - NINE - North Africa, FDR Versus the Generals and TEN - Sea War, Air War

Week Ten - August 5th - August 11th -> Chapter ELEVEN, p. 218 - 240 - ELEVEN - Torch: The Political Education of Dwight Eisenhower

Week Eleven - August 12th - August 18th -> Chapter TWELVE and THIRTEEN, p. 241 - 265 - TWELVE - The Home Front and THIRTEEN - Unconditional Surrender

Week Twelve - August 19th - August 25th -> Chapter THIRTEEN and FOURTEEN, p. 266 - 295 - THIRTEEN - Unconditional Surrender and FOURTEEN - From Pacific Islands to Desert Sands

Week Thirteen - August 26th - September 1st -> Chapter FIFTEEN and SIXTEEN, p. 296 - 337 - FIFTEEN - Italy Invaded, Germany Blasted and SIXTEEN - From Tarawa to Tehran

Week Fourteen - September 2nd - September 8th -> Chapter SIXTEEN and SEVENTEEN, p. 338 - 366 - SIXTEEN - From Tarawa to Tehran and SEVENTEEN - D-Day

Week Fifteen - September 9th - September 15th -> Chapter SEVENTEEN and EIGHTEEN, p. 367 - 397 - SEVENTEEN - D-Day and EIGHTEEN - Macarthur Verus King: FDR's Decision

Week Sixteen - September 16th - September 22nd -> Chapter NINETEEN and TWENTY, p. 398 - 435
NINTEEN - Europe: Broad Axe Versus the Spear and TWENTY - Stilwell leaves China, Macarthur Returns to Philippines

Week Seventeen- September 23rd - September 29th -> Chapter TWENTY-ONE, p. 436 - 471
TWENTY-ONE - From the Home Front to Yalta

Week Eighteen - September 30th - October 6th -> Chapter TWENTY-TWO and TWENTY-THREE, p. 472 - 505 - TWENTY-TWO - Leveling Japan, Invading Okinawa and TWENTY-THREE - To Take Berlin?

Week Nineteen - October 7th - October 13th -> Chapter TWENTY-FOUR and TWENTY-FIVE, p. 506 - 552 - TWENTY-FOUR - Death of the Commander in Chief and TWENTY-FIVE - Anatomy of Victory

Week Twenty - October 14th - October 20th -> Book as a Whole and Final Thoughts