Historical story

Leaders at key moments in history. How did they handle the burden of world wars?

Fight or keep distance? Support either side or watch from the side? The fate of millions of people depended on the decisions of these world leaders. Were they able to meet this challenge? How did the History judge them?

Two great wars and two great leaders. Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Delano Roosevelt had to, each in their own time, guide the American people through the global turmoil. Their actions at breakthrough moments were a test of not only patriotism, but also humanity. Both decided about the course of history. And they left their mark on it.

From Wilson…

"Thanks to the acumen of all great biographers, Berg found someone in Woodrow Wilson who could understand Washington's current situation," Vanity Fair said. Pulitzer Prize winner and # 1 New York Times bestseller A. Scott Berg has written an exhaustive and revealing biography of one of the great figures of modern America. One hundred years after his presidential inauguration, Woodrow Wilson remains one of the most influential and mysterious people of the 20th century.

A. Scott Berg finished writing Wilson after more than a decade of work. This is how the most personal and penetrating biography of the 28th president of the United States was born. Berg compiled hundreds of thousands of documents from the Wilson Archives and was the first biographer to gain access to two recently discovered collections of Wilson's relatives. Thanks to these materials, he was able to describe countless details and even some unknown events that complete his knowledge of Wilson's character and shed new light on his whole life.

We recommend the latest biography of Woodrow Wilson by A. Scott Berg , published by Napoleon V.

From the scientist president who led the country through his first great war, to a man of violent passion, from an idealist who wanted to make the world "safe for democracy", to a leader after a stroke, whose condition and hiding it were among the greatest mysteries of the century - we see an intimate a portrait, presented from a particularly modern point of view:a book both rich in facts and deeply affectionate about Wilson's whole life, his achievements and failures. He's not an icon Wilson, but a Wilson man.

… to Roosevelt

One of the best biographers of our time has written a modern, comprehensive, and truly exhaustive book about the impressive life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Jean Edward Smith has combined in this outstanding work the contemporary scientific achievements and a wide range of period source materials, giving us the immersive history of one of the greatest presidents in the history of America.

It is a portrait painted with broad brush strokes, but also very detailed. We can see how Roosevelt's untiring energy, his keen intellect, personal magnetism, and natural ability to radiate charm around him allowed him to meet the countless challenges he faced throughout his life. Smith recalls FDR's struggle against polio and disability, and how these experiences helped him forge the determination that brought him under the economic turmoil of the Great Depression and contained the wartime threat of totalitarianism. It also describes, with unprecedented impartiality and sensitivity, FDR's private life.

We recommend the newest biography of Roosevelt by Jean Edward Smith Fri "FDR. Franklin Delano Roosevelt ” , recently released by Napoleon V.

Smith, with his visor open and sharp, also grapples with the numerous mistakes and mistakes of Roosevelt's public career, including his disastrous attempt to rebuild the judiciary; the deplorable internment of Japanese Americans; and with its occasional abuses of power. Moreover, the author of the book "FDR. Franklin Delano Roosevelt ” presents a reasonable and balanced assessment of Roosevelt's response to the Holocaust, highlighting its turning points and shortcomings. Summarizing Roosevelt's legacy, Jean Smith states that FDR, more than anyone else, changed the relationship between the American people and their government. It was he who revolutionized the art of conducting election campaigns and used the thriving mass media to win public support and alleviate public fears.

But more importantly, Smith presents us with the clearest picture so far of the transformation of an almost "exemplary" aristocrat from a distinguished family, a man who never had to worry about earning money, into the president of the common people . The result is a wonderful piece that provides a fresh perspective and draws meaningful conclusions about a man whose fate is widely known but not always understood. FDR, a book written for both the general public and academia, is a captivating biography in every aspect.

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