bThe life of Franklin Roosevelt's most trusted and powerful advisor, Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chiefb pbO'Brien's biography at last gives Leahy his due.--John Lewis Gaddis - Fascinating... greatly enriches our understanding of Washington wartime power.--Madeleine Albright - Beautifully written and thoroughly researched.--Douglas Brinkley - Transforms our understanding of America's wartime decision-making.--Hew Strachani ib pAside from FDR, no American did more to shape World War II than Admiral William D. Leahy--not Douglas MacArthur, not Dwight Eisenhower, and not even the legendary George Marshall. No man, including Harry Hopkins, was closer to Roosevelt, nor had earned his blind faith, like Leahy. Through the course of the war, constantly at the president's side and advising him on daily decisions, Leahy became the second most powerful man in the world. pIn a time of titanic personalities, Leahy regularly downplayed his influence, preferring the su