'Rendezvous with Destiny reminds us that the great challenges of any age typically summon the unconventional; in this case, a President who was perhaps the most unconventional of all. Michael Fullilove has produced a fascinating account of how Franklin Roosevelt and the brightest statesmen of their day helped save a civilisation.' – Paul Keating

'From 1939 to 1941, with Europe at war and the United States strongly isolationist, Roosevelt sent five exceptional men to Europe as his personal envoys to assess, among other issues, America's role. Rendezvous With Destiny is a fascinating and well-written account of a little-known chapter that was crucial to the course of WWII and to America's global leadership.' – Henry Kissinger

'Readers of history generally encounter these five crucial figures as the servants and assistant midwives of the American Goliath's gradual move from isolationism. This picture is only partly true, and Fullilove shows that they were the shapers of destiny as well. He not only proves this, but does so with a gripping narrative power which will engage and attract those who have any interest in the two years which created a new America and a new world scheme.' – Thomas Keneally

'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

'Michael Fullilove skillfully recounts an underappreciated strand of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's statecraft—his innovative deployment of five envoys in service of a strategy that would, ultimately, change the course of history. The efforts of Welles, Donovan, Hopkins, Willkie and Harriman, under FDR's masterful leadership, laid the foundation for Allied victory in World War Two and buttressed Roosevelt's campaign to awaken America from isolationism.' – Strobe Talbott, President, Brookings Institution