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  1. 16. Okt. 1981 · Why England Slept. Hardcover – October 16, 1981. Written by John F. Kennedy in 1940 when he was still in college and reprinted in 1961 when he was president, this book is an appraisal of the tragic events of the thirties that led to World War II. It is an account of England's unpreparedness for war and a study of the shortcomings of democracy ...

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  2. 1. The title of the book, shown on the cover, is "Why England Slept." On the other hand, on the spine of the book, which would show on a bookshelf, the title is shown as "While England Slept." Now that may seem a small difference, but Kennedy was criticized for using his "Why . . " title because it so closely resembled Churchill's "While ...

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    • John F Kennedy
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    4. Apr. 2016 · Originally published in 1940, Why England Slept was written by then-Harvard student and future American president John F. Kennedy. It was Kennedy's senior thesis that analyzed the tremendous miscalculations of the British leaders in facing Germany on the advent of World War II, and in doing so, also addressed the challenges that democracies face when confronted directly with fascist states.

    • John F. Kennedy
  4. WHY ENGLAND SLEPT, Wilfred Funk, 1940, first edition, upper left corner of rear cover bumped, else just about a vg+ copy in a vg dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear. INSCRIBED by the author, most likely at time of publication, to one of his Harvard University classmates, Donald Thurber, who later became a life long friend and a significant political ally from Michigan who aided Kennedy ...

  5. 4. Apr. 2016 · Bloomsbury Academic, Apr 4, 2016 - History - 184 pages. Originally published in 1940, Why England Slept was written by then-Harvard student and future American president John F. Kennedy. It was Kennedy's senior thesis that analyzed the tremendous miscalculations of the British leaders in facing Germany on the advent of World War II, and in ...

  6. Why England Slept, as most probably know, grew out of JFK's senior thesis(of the same name) while at Harvard. Perhaps this reviewer had this book confused with Kennedy's other famous work, "Profiles in Courage", which a lot of evidence suggests was actually ghost-written by JFK's eventual speechwriter, Teddy Sorensen. Whether you agree with Kennedy's conclusions or not, Why England Slept is a ...

    • John F Kennedy
  7. Originally published in 1940, Why England Slept was written by then-Harvard student and future American president John F. Kennedy. It was Kennedy's senior thesis that analyzed the tremendous miscalculations of the British leaders in facing Germany on the advent of World War II, and in doing so, also addressed the challenges that democracies face when confronted directly with fascist states.