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Swift, Will, 1947-

Title The Kennedys amidst the gathering storm : a thousand days in London, 1938-1940 / Will Swift.

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[Washginton, D.C.] : Smithsonian Books New York, NY : Collins, c2008.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 2nd Floor Stacks	929.2 K38sw 2008	---	Available

Edition	1st ed.
Description	xxvi, 374 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-350) and index.
Contents	Prologue : Twisting the lion's tail -- 1938 -- 1939 -- 1940 -- Epilogue : "The crowns of suffering."
Summary	Fresh interpretation of the ambassadorship of Joseph Kennedy and explores the intricate, often shifting relationships among Kennedy, Chamberlain, Churchill, and Roosevelt.
Subject	Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969.
	Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 -- Family.
	Kennedy family.
	United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
	Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States.
	United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945.
	World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history.
	Ambassadors -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN	9780061173561
	0061173568
Standard No.	NZ1 12064623
	AU@ 000042276842