First lady of World War II : Eleanor Roosevelt's daring journey to the frontlines and back /
Schmidt, Shannon McKenna, 1971-
First lady of World War II : Eleanor Roosevelt's daring journey to the frontlines and back / First lady of World War Two First lady of World War 2 Eleanor Roosevelt's daring journey to the frontlines and back Shannon McKenna Schmidt. - xv, 301 pages, 15 unnumbered pages of plates : maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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"--
9781728256610 1728256615
2022041194
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 --Travel--Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area.
War and society--History--Pacific Area--20th century.
Presidents' spouses--United States--Biography.
Biographies.
First lady of World War II : Eleanor Roosevelt's daring journey to the frontlines and back / First lady of World War Two First lady of World War 2 Eleanor Roosevelt's daring journey to the frontlines and back Shannon McKenna Schmidt. - xv, 301 pages, 15 unnumbered pages of plates : maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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"--
9781728256610 1728256615
2022041194
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 --Travel--Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area.
War and society--History--Pacific Area--20th century.
Presidents' spouses--United States--Biography.
Biographies.