Review: Why England Slept
User Review - Gregory - GoodreadsI've had plenty of friends who thought JFK had good insight and vision, but I didn't understand what they meant until I read this book. His analytical sense was so keen that I thought that he was ... Read full review
Review: Why England Slept
User Review - Eddy Allen - GoodreadsWritten by John F. Kennedy in 1940 when he was still in college and reprinted in 1961 when he was president, this book is an appraisal of the tragic events of the thirties that led to World War II. It ... Read full review
Review: Why England Slept
User Review - Danielfschafer - GoodreadsThis was interesting, but obviously more a curiosity than anything else. Read full review
Review: Why England Slept
User Review - Amber - GoodreadsIt is a good lesson about being prepared and being blinded, even guided by what others might think or do when we make a decision. I enjoyed the matter of fact way John Kennedy wrote. Read full review
Review: Why England Slept
User Review - Georgesear - GoodreadsJFK's evaluation of why it took England so long to realize the threat posed by Germany's rearmament and increasing belligerence during the 1930's. His basic conclusion is that while a democratic and ... Read full review
Review: Why England Slept
User Review - Maureen - GoodreadsThis was Kennedy's thesis paper at Harvard, on why England did not rise sooner to confront the forces of totalitarianism that led to the second World War. It is an interesting little book, not ... Read full review
Review: Why England Slept
User Review - James - GoodreadsI never new John F Kennedy had such good analytical sense. This book is about the 1930s in England: international relations, local politics and national defense. It asks why England did not prevent ... Read full review
Review: Why England Slept
User Review - Sheik - GoodreadsJFK wrote this when he was in Harvard.....gives quite a glimpse into one of the best minds ever to be in the oval office. Too bad w can't read , maybe this would have helped him some! Read full review