1945 and the Wheelchair President(2015)
David Reynolds re-examines the war leadership of American president Franklin Roosevelt, who inspired millions with stirring visions of a new and better postwar world.
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1945 and the Wheelchair President
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David Reynolds re-examines the war leadership of American president Franklin Roosevelt, who inspired millions with stirring visions of a new and better postwar world.
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2015-05-14
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