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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.
- John F. Kennedy
- 1940
Why England Slept. First Edition | First Printing. $ 1,650.00. Available! Add to cart. Ask a Question. SKU: 14811 Categories: British Leaders, Holiday Gifts, Kennedy Family, New Inventory, World History & Politics, World War II. Description. Additional information.
Mar 5, 2020 · Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. xxviii, 252 pages ; 22 cm. An appraisal of the tragic events of the thirties that led to World War II, giving an account of England's unpreparedness for war and a study of the short-commings of democracy when confronted by the menace of totalitarism.
Nov 14, 2016 · Why England Slept by John F. Kennedy was first published in 1940 and went through at least five reprintings. It has become a rare book, virtually impossible to get, because of the fame of the author, until this reprinting by Ishi Press.
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- John F. Kennedy
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- Ishi Press
First edition of John F. Kennedy's first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Introduction by Henry R. Luce. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Laid in is a copy of Kennedy's Inaugural Address. Published the year Kennedy graduated from Harvard, Why England Slept was an expansion of his senior thesis.
Apr 4, 2016 · Bloomsbury Academic, Apr 4, 2016 - History - 184 pages. Originally published in 1940, Why England Slept was written by then-Harvard student and future American president John F. Kennedy. It...
W. Funk, 1961 - Disarmament - 252 pages. "Written when John F. Kennedy was a senior at Harvard and published in 1940, Why England Slept is a brilliant appraisal of the tragic events of the thirties that led to World War II: it is an electrifying account of England's unpreparedness for war and a sober and serious study of the shortcomings of ...
