The purpose of this book is to uncover the actions and strategies of First Franklin Roosevelt and then Harry Truman. This book allows the American people to hear private conversations and letters of historical giants. A central theme in the book is the destruction of the idea of Hitlers's Germany rather than the physical army. ... Bechloss breaks down this misconception by proving that America entereging the war was a power struggle that happened to free the Jews. The book points out FDR's failure to take action against the killing of the Jews by the Nazi's. ...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Christopher Browning writes a detailed history of the soldiers of the German Reserve Police Battalion 101 and their role in the mass murder of Jews in Poland during the Second World War in his book, Ordinary Men. ... As he notes in the beginning of the book, "the Holocaust took place because at the most basic level individual human beings killed other human beings in large numbers over an extended period of time. ... The majority of the book tells the story of the middle-aged German soldiers based on their own testimony from legal proceedings well after World War II had ended. ... With free ...

• Word Count: 1476
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Book is illustrated with 35 Photographs and 54 charts and maps of key engagements. ... The historical context of the book plays a vital role in the civilization that we live in today. ... This freed seven billion dollars worth of allowance for Britain to use for the war effort. ... Even though the band was interrupted in their song by Japanese planes, the crews did not move until the last note was sung. ... When reading the book on can't help to point out the numerous flaws America had in its dealings with Japan. ...

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• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

In the book The Lord of the Flies, William Golding relates the story of a group of English school boys stranded on an island. ... Determinism is the belief that man does not have free will. ... In his book, he contradicts the views that man and society are flourishing, instead mocking the "toy of democracy-. ... From the book, it can be inferred that Conrad did not have a very favorable view of this cultural exportation. ... In addition to the background, both of the books' titles lend a great deal to the book's overall tone and themes. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

He also notes that the historical experience (especially after Word War I and the Treaty of Versailles), culture, and social structure of both nations could not have been more antithetical. ... One American poster of a sledgehammer bore the slogan "Work to Keep Free," which is taken directly from the sign that greeted prisoners at Auschwitz "Arbeit Macht Frei" German for "work makes you free". ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Gene was jealous of Finny's confidency, openness, modesty, superb athletic abilities, his natural leadership skills, his ability to deal with stress easily, his care free attitude, his people skills and, of course, his good looks. ... In a few days later in the evening, Brinker, who has changed quite a bit since earlier in the book, came into Gene and Finny's room with some of his friends and took the two to the auditorium in the first building. ... The next morning he wakes up and returns to his room to find a note on the door asking him to bring ...

• Word Count: 2480
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Gene was jealous of Finny's confidency, openness, modesty, superb athletic abilities, his natural leadership skills, his ability to deal with stress easily, his care free attitude, his people skills and, of course, his good looks. ... In a few days later in the evening, Brinker, who has changed quite a bit since earlier in the book, came into Gene and Finny's room with some of his friends and took the two to the auditorium in the first building. ... The next morning he wakes up and returns to his room to find a note on the door asking him to bring Finny's clothes and toilet art...

• Word Count: 2007
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• Grade Level: High School

The Importance and Effects of U.S. Involvement in World War I and II Only about two hundred years old, the United States had developed into a major world power by the beginning of the 20th Century. The 1900's marked the beginning of a drastic change in the economy, communications and technologie...

• Word Count: 3869
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• Grade Level: High School