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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... fear is fear itself , " declared Franklin D. Roosevelt in his first inaugural address on March 4 , 1933. The fear that the new President sought to assuage was a very real one . That morning the governors of New York and Illinois had ...
... fear is fear itself , " declared Franklin D. Roosevelt in his first inaugural address on March 4 , 1933. The fear that the new President sought to assuage was a very real one . That morning the governors of New York and Illinois had ...
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... , and the eastern half of Poland as part of the Russian sphere of influ- ence . For Hitler , this seemed a small price to pay for the free- dom to dispose of western Poland without fear of Russian 68 THE RELUCTANT BELLIGERENT.
... , and the eastern half of Poland as part of the Russian sphere of influ- ence . For Hitler , this seemed a small price to pay for the free- dom to dispose of western Poland without fear of Russian 68 THE RELUCTANT BELLIGERENT.
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... fear of a German victory , the desire to aid England engendered by the White Committee , and the belief in eventual involvement , the great majority of Americans clung to the policies of neutrality and isolation . In June 1940 82 ...
... fear of a German victory , the desire to aid England engendered by the White Committee , and the belief in eventual involvement , the great majority of Americans clung to the policies of neutrality and isolation . In June 1940 82 ...
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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