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1. • • Written by John F. Kennedy in 1940 when he was still in college and reprinted in 1961 when he was president, this book is an appraisal of the tragic events of the thirties that led to World War II. It is an account of England's unpreparedness for war and a study of the shortcomings of democracy when confronted by the menace of totalitarianism.
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   What is why England Slept?

   • Why England Slept is the published version of a thesis written by John F. Kennedy while in his senior year at Harvard College. Its title was an allusion to Winston Churchill 's 1938 book While England Slept, which also examined the buildup of German power.

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   Who was responsible for the unpreparedness of England?

   • The premise of his thesis was that no one politician was responsible for the unpreparedness of England, rather, it was its political system- a democracy that failed to come to grips early enough with the threat the Nazis posed. The Funk Book Company went on to publish the thesis as a book entitled, "Why England Slept".

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   How did Krock get his book renamed 'why England Slept'?

   • Krock convinced his literary agent, Gertrude Algase, to try to sell the book. Krock also suggested giving the book a commercial title and it was renamed, Why England Slept. After a few tries, Algase finally found a willing publisher in Wilfred Funk, Inc. The publisher moved quickly and by July, the first copies were off the press.

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   Why England Slept (1940) is the published version of a thesis written by John F. Kennedy in his senior year at Harvard College. Its title is an allusion to Winston Churchill's 1938 book While England Slept, which also examined the buildup of German power.

   • Author: John F. Kennedy

   • Publish Year: 1940

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   In the age of Trump, we find ourselves living in a post-factual world where history and facts are ignored. In reading WHY ENGLAND SLEPT, we can see the advantage a President might have to lead based on his knowledge of the past as well as understanding of present day world events.

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   Mar 5, 2020 · In Why England Slept, the author discusses democracy versus dictatorship, the psychology of a nation's people, defense expenditures, disarmament and rearmament, appeasement, pacifism, the role of capitalism in England's unpreparedness, and the penalty of Munich--among other things.

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   The premise of his thesis was that no one politician was responsible for the unpreparedness of England, rather, it was its political system- a democracy that failed to come to grips early enough with the threat the Nazis posed.

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   In 1940, while acting as secretary to his ambassador father in London, he wrote Why England Slept, an interpretation of England's failure to recognize the danger of the Nazi...

   • Author: John Fitzgerald Kennedy
   • Publisher: Greenwood Press, 1981

   • Edition: reprint, revised
   • Title: Why England Slept

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   Apr 4, 2016 · In Why England Slept, at the book's core, John F. Kennedy asks: Why was England so poorly prepared for the war? He provides a comprehensive analysis of the tremendous miscalculations of the...