Kennedy, John F.

Why England Slept

New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc., 1961. Reprint Edition. 252, appendix, bibliography, foxing to fore-edge, DJ soiled, DJ edges worn and small tears, DJ in plastic sleeve. The original edition was published in 1940; this edition contains a new foreword by Henry R. Luce. John F. Kennedy originally wrote this book as his senior thesis at Harvard. He explores the short-term weaknesses of a democratic and capitalistic system, facing a totalitarian power, under the requirements of modern warfare. Condition: good, fair to good.

Keywords: WWII, Great Britain, Adolf Hitler, Disarmament, Pacifism, Fascism, Nazis, Rearmament, Neville Chamberlain

[Book #28945]

Price: $100.00