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Witness to Power - The Life of Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy (Paperback)
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Witness to Power - The Life of Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy (Paperback)
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From the author of the acclaimed biography of Harry Hopkins comes
this first full-scale portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt's top
military advisor, Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy. The president's
personal chief of staff and chairman of the newly established Joint
Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Leahy was the highest-ranking military
officer in the nation and one of the most powerful men in
Washington during the war years. Along with Hopkins he enjoyed
Roosevelt's complete trust. But unlike his better-known White House
counterpart and the prominent military leaders of the day, Leahy
quietly performed his valuable services behind the
scenes. Consequently, he never received the fame of his more
dynamic colleagues and soon after retirement faded into
history. Henry H. Adams takes this forgotten figure out of
the shadows and places him beside the president he so brilliantly
and devotedly served. He shows how Leahy, as FDR's confidant, his
contributions to the war effort were so valuable that Adams credits
Leahy, along with Hopkins, as being chiefly responsible for the
smooth transfer of power to Truman upon Roosevelt's death.
This biography is equally revealing of Leahy's earlier
years of service to the government as chief of
naval starting the buildup of what would become a powerful
two-ocean navy. It describes his brief but important tenure as
governor of Puerto Rico and his later service as ambassador to
Vichy France. Witness to Power ensures that Leahy, because of
the central role he played during one of America's most important
eras, will assume his rightful place on the historical stage.
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