Episode 417-Interview w/ Craig Nelson about his book V is For Victory

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Posted On May 24, 2023

Craig Nelson’s book V is For Victory has it all: FDR’s early days of combatting the Great Depression, restoring faith in the country and gearing up for a war that many hoped would never come. But it was FDR putting the country on the right path that got the US ready to aid the Allies and eventually enter the war. And win it.

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The History of WWII Podcast is produced and narated by Ray Harris Jr. Ray has a degree in history from James Madison University.

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