" Overall, this was exactly what I was looking for: I knew bits and pieces about FDR's presidency, but not much else about him. This gave a good picture of who he was before he became president, and some of the highlights of his presidency. A couple of things I would have liked to see that it didn't have: (1) More about the non-war stuff in America from 1939 on. Yes, the war was the dominant theme at that point, but there must still have been other things happening, right? (2) More about Eleanor and her role during his presidency, especially during the war; my impression is that she remained a significant figure during that time, even though their personal relations were bad. (3) A bit of an epilogue. The book ends pretty abruptly upon his death; it would have been nice to have a bit of a look at what came next, and how FDR's influence played out after his death. "
— Joe, 2/5/2014