The Reluctant Belligerent: American Entry Into World War IIWiley, 1979 - 179 pages "Did America's passive foreign policy in the 1930s contribute to the onset of the Second World War? Would early and sustained American support have contained the expansive thrust of the Axis? Was the nation's security jeopardized by lack of leadership? These are just some of the thought-provoking questions explored in the new edition of this detailed examination of American entry into World War II."--Page 4 of cover. |
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... Pittman that the Presi- dent had just signed a letter prepared by the State Department requesting Pittman to sponsor a discriminatory arms embargo resolution . The Nevada Senator exploded . He told Early that Roosevelt was " riding for ...
... Pittman that the Presi- dent had just signed a letter prepared by the State Department requesting Pittman to sponsor a discriminatory arms embargo resolution . The Nevada Senator exploded . He told Early that Roosevelt was " riding for ...
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... Pittman and sober him up . At six o'clock Pittman entered the Senate chamber to introduce the bill con- taining the impartial arms embargo . Senator Nye and his cohorts jubilantly ended the debate , and the Senators ad- journed after ...
... Pittman and sober him up . At six o'clock Pittman entered the Senate chamber to introduce the bill con- taining the impartial arms embargo . Senator Nye and his cohorts jubilantly ended the debate , and the Senators ad- journed after ...
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... Pittman belatedly began working in earnest on the legislation in a series of conferences with State Department experts , who did most of the actual drafting . The measure , which Pittman grandly labeled the Peace Act of 1939 , provided ...
... Pittman belatedly began working in earnest on the legislation in a series of conferences with State Department experts , who did most of the actual drafting . The measure , which Pittman grandly labeled the Peace Act of 1939 , provided ...
Table des matières
The Innocent Bystander | 1 |
Neutrality | 14 |
A World at War | 42 |
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The Reluctant Belligerent: American Entry Into World War II Robert A. Divine Affichage d'extraits - 1979 |
The Reluctant Belligerent: American Entry Into World War II Robert A. Divine Affichage d'extraits - 1979 |
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