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ajudeholbert87's review against another edition
3.0
I agree with another reviewer that the portrait of FDR and WC’s friendship is sweet, though the events of the war are largely in the backdrop. I was expecting more detail on how the two leaders worked together to win the war... a professional friendship over an actual friendship. But, no regrets here. I typically do not read on what I consider “modern history,” but it was a pretty decent read.
cindyreads2024's review against another edition
4.0
Great book...his usual great job of research and writing to engage his readers. A fresh approach to these two leaders!
bmcelmeel's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
lyonsmw's review against another edition
4.0
Jon Meacham’s “Franklin and Winston,” for me, shattered the myth that I’d understood that Franklin D. Roosevelt thought poorly of Winston Churchill. In his familiar style, Meacham illuminates the friendship of two deeply complicated men. The story is empathetically brought to life. These flawed men are portrayed as exactly thought and are neither demonized and idolized. Meacham’s writing is like a cozy blanket, enveloping you in the story as you read.
cdbarker's review against another edition
4.0
Solid run through of the "special relationship" of the "Special Relationship", strong background information on both men, and disinclined to be worshipful of either man, breaking them down instead into the real humans they were, warts and all, but how the flaws of both men were complemented by the strengths of the other.
cdeck's review against another edition
4.0
Great book on the friendship and political relationship between Churchill and FDR. Lots of good stories, really excellent narrative thread throughout that made it a really cohesive and easy read.
dalewright's review against another edition
5.0
This was one of the most intense and insightful reads I have ever come across. This book portrays Roosevelt and Churchill in a new, insightful, and deeply personal manner. You walk away from this book feeling as if you were there with Churchill and Roosevelt and have gotten to know them. This work provides fascinating analysis into the complex friendship and character of these two phenomenal leaders. This book is not a study of the special relationship between Great Britain and the United States, it is the study of the special relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt that laid the foundation of the Anglo-American special relationship and the modern age.