FDR Goes to War

From the acclaimed author of New Deal or Raw Deal?, an "eye-opening" ( National Review) exposÉ of FDR's destructive wartime policies. Did World War II really end the Great Depression? This provocative new book by historians Burton W. Folsom, Jr. and Anita Folsom arugues "no," and makes a compelling case that FDR's presidency led to evasive and self-serving wartime policies. History books tell us the wartime economy was a boon, thanks to massive government spending. But skyrocketing national debt, food rations, nonexistent luxuries, and crippling taxes tell a different story. The war ushered in a new era of imperialism for the executive branch. Roosevelt seized private property, conducted illegal wiretaps, and interned 110,000 Japanese Americans. He set a dangerous precedent for entangling alliances in foreign affairs, including his courtship of Russian dictator Joseph Stalin, while millions of Americans showed the courage and fortitude to make the weapons and fight the war. An illuminating and thought-provoking revisionist history, FDR Goes to Warmakes America take a second look at one of its most complicated presidents.

Burton W. Folsom, Jr, PhD, is a Distinguished Fellow of Hillsdale College in Michigan as well as Professor Emeritus. He has also written for The Wall Street Journal, The American Spectator, Policy Review, and Human Events, as well as many other publications. He is the author or coauthor of eleven books and lectures widely at conferences and seminars.

Anita Folsom has pursued a career in both politics and the teaching of history. She directed the Free Market Forum at Hillsdale College for ten years. She served on the staff of Senator Mitch McConnell and in the Electoral College in 1988.