Rendezvous with Destiny

Superb ... One of the most fascinating works of history I have read in many years.

Ross Fitzgerald, Weekend Australian

Fullilove delivers a rare combination of diplomatic thriller and original history, well-paced and expertly told.

Kurt Campbell, Financial Times

Fullilove infuses each chapter with the danger, romance and deadly seriousness of war ... The book is at its finest when it portrays Roosevelt as a mariner steering through the fog.

Jordan Chandler Hirsch, Wall Street Journal

Real 'Team of Rivals' stuff: smart, engaging, historical storytelling.

Lev Grossman, Time

Entertaining ... Fine capsule biographies of five remarkable Americans.

David Nasaw, New York Times Book Review

Fullilove is a gifted narrative historian, as this immensely readable and enjoyable book demonstrates.

Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs

An interesting and meticulously researched book, agreeably written and rigorous in its assertion of historical facts ... A very rewarding read.

Conrad Black, National Interest

One of the most absorbing and original histories of World War II that has ever been written.

Weekend Bookworm, ABC Radio

Fullilove writes superbly, weaving an intriguing Australian role into his narrative ... An outstanding book, marked by insight and irony.

The Spectator, Australia

Outstanding ... Fullilove has undertaken an enormous amount of research to produce a massive work that will change the way we view America's role in the war.

Herald Sun

A vivid account of a remarkable time in US history.

Sydney Morning Herald

Highly readable and original ... Reads at times like a well-written novel, a welcome relief from the arid prose of much of international relations ... A work of detailed scholarship and vigorous writing and, as such, a model of what the best academic research is capable of producing.

Australian Book Review

A cracking book ... as difficult to put down as a thriller.

Adelaide Review

Little-known, yet illuminating and engaging, history.

Daily Telegraph

A masterwork and an ideal gift for history buffs.

Weekly Review

It is rare to find a book so universally and enthusiastically well received yet Michael Fullilove has achieved this and more. This book combines a work of considerable scholarship with a narrative skill few historians possess ... This is not dull history. This is a work of history that engages the reader from beginning to end. It's one that you'll want to add to your bookcase.

Australian Defence Magazine

Michael has entered the front run of international writers with a single bound.

Bob Carr

A revealing account of the entry of the United States into the Second World War, that underlines the importance of leadership and individuals in history. The story is told with a great eye for detail, as well as a sound grasp of the broad arc of events.

Francis Fukuyama, The End of History and the Last Man

Revelatory ... A massive book that will change the way we view America's role in the war.

Daily Telegraph

Fullilove captures the essence of a relationship in which Churchill, so powerful in his own country, realised he was almost totally dependent on [Roosevelt] for survival ... This book is a vivid account of a remarkable time in US history.

Saturday Age