Ep 025 – Nonfiction. Before the outbreak of World War II, the U.S. military was about the same size as Bulgaria's-- far too small to take on Hitler's Germany. Craig Nelson discusses how FDR set out to change this in his new book, "V Is For Victory: Franklin Roosevelt's American Revolution & the Triumph of World War II." Support local bookstores & buy Craig's book here: https://bookshop.org/a/92235/9781982122911 Subscribe to the War Books podcast here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@warbookspodcast Apple: https://apple.co/3FP4ULb Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3kP9scZ Follow the show here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/warbookspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/warbookspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/warbookspodcast/