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Mission and Betrayal, 1940-1945: Working With Franklin Roosevelt to Help Save Bruden and Europe (Hoover Press Publication, No 414)
Mission and Betrayal 19401945 Working With Franklin Roosevelt to Help Save Bruden and Europe - Hoover Press Publication, No 414 Author:Rene De Chambrun The wartime memoirs of Count Rene de Chambrun provide a fascinating inside look at the world of some of the most powerful leaders and social figures in America during the turbulent early 1940s. A cousin of President Roosevelt through his Amercian mother, the son-in-law of French prime minister Pierre Laval, and an American citizen by virtue o... more »f his direct descent from General de Lafayette, de Chambrun was superbly qualifiied to play an important international role after the German invasion of France. Utilizing the detailed notes he made during that period, de Chambrun recounts the story of his dramatic wartime years, touching casually and affectionately on his intimate relationships with historic personalities.« less