Washington Goes to War

Brinkley, David

ISBN 10: 0394510259 / ISBN 13: 9780394510255

Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1988

About this Item

25 cm, 286, illus., note on sources, some soiling to DJ. Program from the 17th Kenneth J. Hodson lecture in criminal law (24 March 1978) laid in; this book was presented to Maj. Gen. Kenneth J. Hodson from the members of the JAGC Regiment. Seller Inventory # 47778

Bibliographic Details

Title: Washington Goes to War

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York

Publication Date: 1988

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: very good, good

Edition: First Edition. First? Printing.

About this title

Synopsis:

The noted television newscaster and commentator presents a social and political protrait of the nation's capital during World War II, profiling key personalities, and tracing the city's--and the nation's--transformation

Review:

This book of the just-retired newsman's reminiscences of Washington at the dawn of America's involvement in World War II is no mere historical curiosity shop. It's very instructive about the way Washington still works. For instance, Brinkley tells us that in September 1941, while FDR was still wavering about where to put the military's new headquarters building, an Army general told the contractor to get started. By the time Roosevelt found out about this a month later, the foundations for the Pentagon had already been put in place.