Why England Slept"Written when John F. Kennedy was a senior at Harvard and published in 1940, Why England Slept is a brilliant appraisal of the tragic events of the thirties that led to World War II: it is an electrifying account of England's unpreparedness for war and a sober and serious study of the shortcomings of democracy when confronted by the menace of totalitarianism. Many of John Kennedy's most impressionable years were spent in London, where he was able to study at first-hand the epoch-making events of this crucial period before World War II. His remarkably mature interpretations of these days provide a startling chapter in modern history. In Why England Slept, the author discusses democracy versus dictatorship, the psychology of a nation's people, defense expenditures, disarmament and rearmament, appeasement, pacifism, the role of capitalism in England's unpreparedness, and the penalty of Munich--among other things. Many of the ideas he expresses here are extremely relevant today. Alarming in their implications and perhaps even prophetic in their interpretations, the conclusions presented by Kennedy, the college senior, are those of a keen student of international relations. When this book first appeared in 1940, the New York Times called it 'a notable textbook for our times.' The Wall Street Journal called it 'required reading for all who are sincerely concerned with maintenance of our institutions.' The Christian Science Monitor called it a 'sober, reliable, straightforward analysis of Great Britain's slowness in rearming to meet the Nazi menace.' Long out of print, Why England Slept has been re-published by popular demand."--Dust jacket of 1961 reprint. |
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... wanted , without offer- ing to pay for them and without being asked for the money . Then they told Jim they wanted to see him alone . Jim , his face white and set , took them down in the basement , to a little place back of the kitchen ...
... wanted , without offer- ing to pay for them and without being asked for the money . Then they told Jim they wanted to see him alone . Jim , his face white and set , took them down in the basement , to a little place back of the kitchen ...
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... wanted speed , a dash of smartness , and a trace of what was known as Broadway style . Tex Rickard , at his prize- fights , used to worship the top hats . It meant that nice people were coming to his shows . The Minskys , when their ...
... wanted speed , a dash of smartness , and a trace of what was known as Broadway style . Tex Rickard , at his prize- fights , used to worship the top hats . It meant that nice people were coming to his shows . The Minskys , when their ...
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... wanted to be . When he was at- tending to business , and his attention held for a time to serious matters , he won the admiration of the most hard - headed of New York's bankers and business men by the clarity of his thought and the ...
... wanted to be . When he was at- tending to business , and his attention held for a time to serious matters , he won the admiration of the most hard - headed of New York's bankers and business men by the clarity of his thought and the ...
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IT WAS LIKE THIS | 26 |
SNOOPERS AND AXMEN | 51 |
FROM CABARET TO HOTCHA | 77 |
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