The first lady of World War II : Eleanor Roosevelt's daring journey to the frontlines and back / Shannon McKenna Schmidt

Author: Schmidt, Shannon McKenna, 1971-
Additional Titles: First lady of World War Two, First lady of World War 2, and Eleanor Roosevelt's daring journey to the frontlines and back
Published: Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2023]
Copyright Date: ©2023
Physical Description: xv, 301 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

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Contents

Prologue -- Part I: The South Pacific. The nearest thing to heaven : New York to San Francisco -- Rise above those fears : San Francisco to Honolulu -- Island of forgotten men : Christmas Island -- Pacific flight 321 : Penrhyn Island, Bora Bora, Aitutaki, Tutuila, and Viti Levu -- No place for you, ma'am : New Caledonia -- Part II: New Zealand and Australia. News to us : Auckland, New Zealand -- A modern crusader : Wellington, New Zealand -- More than all the guns, planes, and tanks : Rotorua, New Zealand -- Like mushrooms in the jungle : Auckland, New Zealand -- No frail flower, Canberra and Melbourne, Australia -- Womanpower : Melbourne and Sydney, Australia -- The heroism and the horror : Rockhampton, Townsville, Mackay, Cairns, and Brisbane, Australia -- Part III: Guadalcanal. Morale wins wars : New Caledonia, Efate, and Espiritu Santo -- Rest in peace : Guadalcanal -- The real tragedy : Espiritu Santo, Wallis Island, Christmas Island, and Honolulu -- Epilogue.

Summary

"On August 27, 1943, news broke in the United States that First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was on the other side of the world. A closely guarded secret, she had left San Francisco aboard a military transport plane headed for the South Pacific to support and report the troops on WW2's front lines. Meanwhile, for those ten days, Americans had believed she was secluded at home. As Allied forces battled the Japanese for control of the region, Eleanor was THERE, spending five weeks traveling to islands in the area, as well as Hawaii, New Zealand, and Australia, on a mission as First Lady of the United States to experience what our servicemen were experiencing... and report back home"--

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9781728256610 (hardcover)
1728256615 (hardcover)
9781728256634 (epub)
9781728256627 (pdf)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-288) and index.

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