WATCHING DARKNESS FALL
FDR, HIS AMBASSADORS,
AND THE RISE OF ADOLF HITLER
DAVID McKEAN
The story of how the United States government underestimated the deadly rise of fascism before World War II.
“McKean tells his story easily and well.”—The Wall Street Journal
“A must for the bookshelf of anyone fascinated by World War II history.”—David Ignatius, columnist, The Washington Post
“A compelling story.”—Lynne Olson, author of Madame Fourcade’s Secret War
“High drama, diplomatic intrigue, and a damn good chinwag.” —Kai Bird, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, director of the Leon Levy Center for Biography
“A bracing, important book.”—David Miliband, President, and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, and former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom