Book Review: 'America First' is a resonant history of FDR's fight against isolationist movement

In “America First: Roosevelt vs Lindbergh in the Shadow of War,” historian H.W. Brands chronicles the fight against isolationism in the years leading up to World War II. The Associated Press' Andrew DeMillo writes it is one of the most relevant books to read before the 2024 election. Brands tells how famed aviator Charles Lindbergh became the charismatic face of the “America First” movement that arose in the wake of the first world war. Brands shows how President Franklin Delano Roosevelt fought behind the scenes and eventually in public against the movement, urging against U.S. involvement against Nazi Germany.