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A 5 page review of Joseph E.
Persico’s work “Roosevelt’s Secret War: FDR and World War II Espionage.” No
additional sources cited.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RApersco.rtf
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"The genesis of this book lies in my lifelong fascination with Franklin D. Roosevelt" (xi). He then indicates that while much of his previous work has focused on espionage of
World War II, he has not really come across information regarding the actual activities of Roosevelt. He states, "After a search of some six hundred Roosevelt entries in the Library
of Congress, I was surprised to find that none covered specifically what the Presidents involvement in World War II intelligence" (Persico xi). At this point he saw it as "an
opportunity to fuse" his "interests in the man, the field, and the era" (Persico xi). With that in mind the following paper presents a review of his book. Roosevelts
Secret War One would assume, considering little or no information was found by Persico in his initial search concerning intelligence and FDR, that either Roosevelt was not heavily involved in
intelligence, or he was incredibly good at it. In the opinion of Persico, Roosevelt was incredibly good at it. "Few leaders were better adapted temperamentally to espionage than Franklin Roosevelt...FDR
compartmentalized information, misled associates, manipulated people, conducted intrigues, used private lines of communication, scattered responsibility, duplicated assignments, provoked rivalries, held the cards while showing few, and left few fingerprints" (Persico
NA). We find, through reading Persicos book, that Roosevelt was perhaps an incredible manipulator. He was also a man of great intelligence who seemed to understand political philosophy in
many ways, aiming at many means to an end. For example, with WWII we were a country that had no inclination to become involved. Roosevelt knew this and worked very
diligently, and very deviously it seems, to ensure that the country would become involved and eager to become involved in WWII, thus Pearl Harbor. Many people argue that the
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