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Mar 5, 2020 · The Christian Science Monitor called it a 'sober, reliable, straightforward analysis of Great Britain's slowness in rearming to meet the Nazi menace.' Long out of print, Why England Slept has been re-published by popular demand."--Dust jacket of 1961 reprint Reprint. Originally published: 1940 Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-252)
Why England slept [by] John F. Kennedy
The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form. This folder contains a typescript of John F. Kennedy's Why England Slept, the published version of his Harvard University senior thesis on the subject of British appeasement policy toward Nazi Germany.
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. [1] Kennedy's book examines the failures of the British government to take steps to ...
- John F. Kennedy
- 1940
Oct 21, 2010 · We will keep fighting for all libraries - stand with us! ... Why England slept by Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963. Publication date 1940 Topics Disarmament
Title:: Why England Slept: Author:: Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963: Contributor:: Luce, Henry R., 1898-1967: Note: New York: W. Funk, 1940 : Link:
Why England Slept. 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 ...
