William I. Hitchcock's 'A Shadow Over the World' Reexamines FDR's Antifascist Evolution
William I. Hitchcock’s latest work, *A Shadow Over the World*, published by Simon & Schuster, explores the evolution of Franklin D. Roosevelt's antifascist stance. The book traces the rise of fascism from Benito Mussolini's Italy in the 1920s to Adolf Hitler’s domination of Europe by 1941. It highlights significant events, including the U.S. Neutrality Act of 1935, which restricted arms sales, and the tragic return of nearly a thousand Jewish refugees on the St. Louis in 1939. Hitchcock, a Pulitzer finalist and professor at the University of Virginia, also discusses Roosevelt's pivotal 'Four Freedoms' speech and the Atlantic Charter with Winston Churchill.
Key facts
- William I. Hitchcock's book 'A Shadow Over the World' was published by Simon & Schuster.
- Hitchcock is a Pulitzer finalist and professor at the University of Virginia.
- The book covers fascism's rise from Mussolini's Italy in the 1920s to Hitler's occupation of most of Continental Europe in 1941.
- The Neutrality Act, first passed in 1935, prevented the U.S. from selling weapons to governments at war.
- In 1939, nearly a thousand Jewish refugees aboard the St. Louis were sent back to Europe by U.S. officials.
- Dorothy Thompson interviewed Hitler in 1931 and was known as the 'First Lady of American Journalism.'
- Roosevelt's 'Four Freedoms' speech was delivered on January 6, 1941.
- The Atlantic Charter was jointly issued by Roosevelt and Winston Churchill in August 1941.
Entities
Artists
- William I. Hitchcock
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Benito Mussolini
- Adolf Hitler
- Joseph Goebbels
- Charles Lindbergh
- Woodrow Wilson
- Theodore Roosevelt
- Henry Stimson
- Dorothy Thompson
- Sinclair Lewis
- Ernest Hemingway
- Harold L. Ickes
- Stephen Wise
- Frances Perkins
- Martha Gellhorn
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Martin Dies, Jr.
- Winston Churchill
- Francisco Franco
- António de Oliveira Salazar
Institutions
- Simon & Schuster
- University of Virginia
- New York Times
- Hearst newspaper chain
- Chicago Tribune
- America First Committee
- Communist Party
- Comintern
- House Un-American Activities Committee
- New Yorker
Locations
- United States
- Italy
- Germany
- Spain
- Austria
- France
- Britain
- Asia
- Europe
- New York
- Hudson Valley
- Weimar
- Poland
- Pearl Harbor
- Portugal
- Ethiopia
- Czech Sudetenland