JFK'S 'WHY ENGLAND SLEPT' PUBLISHED 80 YEARS AGO
New York City (JFK+50) On August 1, 1940, 'Why England Slept' by John F. Kennedy was published here in New York City. The book, adapted from Mr. Kennedy's senior thesis at Harvard, is an analysis of Great Britain's delay in building up its military while Adolf Hitler's Third Reich was in the process of rearming.
The title of the book is based on the 1938 work 'While England Slept' by Winston Churchill. The introduction is written by Henry R. Luce of Time Magazine.
Mr. Luce writes...
"In recent months there has been a certain amount of alarm concerning the 'attitude' of the younger generation. If John Kennedy is characteristic of the younger generation--and I believe he is--many of us would be happy to have the destiny of the Republic handed over to his generation at once."
'Why England Slept' sold 80,000 copies in Britain and the United States. Proceeds from sales in the U.K. were donated to the town of Plymouth which had been bombed by the German air force.
According to a 2005 book review available at www.TaoYue.com...
"'Why England Slept' is not overwhelmingly brilliant....but it does provide an intriguing glance at the attitude of 1940 and at the formative years of a legendary American political figure of the 20th century. Kennedy's articulate style forms a lucid account of all the facts and occasionally flashes into a foreshadowing of future brilliance."
New York City (JFK+50) On August 1, 1940, 'Why England Slept' by John F. Kennedy was published here in New York City. The book, adapted from Mr. Kennedy's senior thesis at Harvard, is an analysis of Great Britain's delay in building up its military while Adolf Hitler's Third Reich was in the process of rearming.
The title of the book is based on the 1938 work 'While England Slept' by Winston Churchill. The introduction is written by Henry R. Luce of Time Magazine.
Mr. Luce writes...
"In recent months there has been a certain amount of alarm concerning the 'attitude' of the younger generation. If John Kennedy is characteristic of the younger generation--and I believe he is--many of us would be happy to have the destiny of the Republic handed over to his generation at once."
'Why England Slept' sold 80,000 copies in Britain and the United States. Proceeds from sales in the U.K. were donated to the town of Plymouth which had been bombed by the German air force.
According to a 2005 book review available at www.TaoYue.com...
"'Why England Slept' is not overwhelmingly brilliant....but it does provide an intriguing glance at the attitude of 1940 and at the formative years of a legendary American political figure of the 20th century. Kennedy's articulate style forms a lucid account of all the facts and occasionally flashes into a foreshadowing of future brilliance."
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