Why England Slept by John F. Kennedy

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Christopher Klein is the author of four books, including When the Irish Invaded Canada: The Incredible True Story of the Civil War Veterans Who Fought for Ireland’s Freedom and Strong Boy: The Life and Times of John L. When just in his thirties, he was a formidable figure in Kentucky political circles, known as "Black Death Harwood. This thesis was destined not to end as "just another senior thesis" for Jacks' father showed the work to journalist Arthur Krock, who agreed to help get the work published.

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He examines the Munich episode and "why catastrophe has enveloped England," while making connections to contemporary American defense.

This copy bears the bookplate of Richard Harwood, believed to be the Richard Harwood who was a reporter, editor and ombudsman at The Washington Post who played important roles in the newspaper for more than 30 years. Octavo, original red cloth over boards, stamped blue and white illustration on front cover, stained top edge. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. The work argues that Chamberlain's appeasement policies were the best approach to take for Britain and that earlier confrontation with Nazi Germany would have been far more disastrous for Britain and potentially for the rest of Europe - a view shared by his father Joseph Kennedy, the then Ambassador to the Court of St James, a position he held between 1938 and 1940. Its title is an allusion to Winston Churchill's 1938 book While England Slept, which also examined the buildup of German power.

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A very scarce copy of President Kennedy s senior thesis regarding England s treatment of international politics in the early part of the twentieth century. Near Fine Copy Small Bit Of Staining Rare 2nd Edition of The Future President's First Book Rare In This Condition Ownership Name and Small Book Plate Handsome Copy.Originally written as a thesis while JFK was still at Harvard, the book was conceived as a follow-up to Winston Churchill's While England Slept. publisher's original red cloth, spine has some mild soiling, endpapers slightly foxed, owner name is handwritten otherwise no markings, first American edition with no later printings, a new facsimile dustjacket is included. s first published book, his senior thesis at Harvard, analyzing England's decision to resist Hitler when it did (rather than even earlier).