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Roosevelt, Franco, and the End of the Second World War
Av J. Thomàs
Inbunden, 2011
1130 kr
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This book is a study of the relations between the US and Spain, particularly during the period from 1943 to 1945, when the Roosevelt Administration and the Joint Chiefs of Staff decided to challenge the Pro-Franco Regime, culminating in the Battle of Wolfram and the embargo of petroleum products.
FDR and Civil Aviation
Flying Strong, Flying Free
Av A. Dobson
Inbunden, 2011
569 kr
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Drawing on his knowledge of the technical aspects of civil aviation, Alan P. Dobson's history of the international aviation system, from 1945 to the present day, stresses the hitherto unacknowledged role Franklin D. Roosevelt played in implementing the principles that came to govern the entire …
George C. Marshall
Servant of the American Nation
Av C. Brower
Inbunden, 2011
992 kr
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Bringing together a who's who of Marshall scholars, this volume examines the major roles assumed by Marshall over his five-decade career - soldier; statesman and peacemaker; and leader and manager - to illuminate key issues and themes surrounding the man and his era.
Roosevelt and Franco during the Second World War
From the Spanish Civil War to Pearl Harbor
Av J. Thomàs
Inbunden, 2009
569 kr
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This book examines the internal controversies of the Roosevelt administration in connection with Spain during World War II, the role of the President in these controversies, and the foundations of the policy that was followed from the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War until the launching of …
FDR's World
War, Peace, and Legacies
Av D. Woolner, W. Kimball m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
569 kr
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This volume assesses Franklin Roosevelt's role as war leader from the vantage point of the twenty-first century, by looking at different aspects of his foreign policy.
Harry Hopkins
Sudden Hero, Brash Reformer
Av NA NA
Häftad, 2008
698 kr
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From 1912 to 1940, social worker Harry Hopkins committed himself to the ideal of government responsibility for impoverished Americans. This look at Hopkins' life and social work career broadens our understanding of the political and cultural currents that led to the Social Security Act of 1935, the …
Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson
Inbunden, 2010
586 kr
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The mutually energizing and often volatile friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson - unexplored in depth by scholars until this study - was one of the last century s remarkable political alliances. Both Stevenson and Eleanor Roosevelt shared a view of politics as a moral …
FDR and the Holocaust
Av NA NA, Verne W. Newton
Häftad, 2010
1130 kr
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The contributors to this volume take a hard look at Roosevelt's reaction to the Holocaust.
FDR and the Environment
Häftad, 2009
857 kr
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This book demonstrates that there is much about the New Deal that can be characterized as environmental, once one substitutes the word 'environmental' for 'conservation'. Indeed, the scholarship that is contained within this extraordinary book will help correct the widely held view that the New …
Franklin D. Roosevelt, The Vatican, and the Roman Catholic Church in America, 1933-1945
Av David B. Woolner, R. Kurial
Häftad, 2010
552 kr
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American Catholics had long been a crucial voting bloc in the United States, particularly in the Democratic Party. With the nation mired in economic depression and the threat of war looming across the Atlantic, in 1932 Catholics had to weigh, perhaps more seriously than ever before, political …
NATO: The Founding of the Atlantic Alliance and the Integration of Europe
Av John R. Gillingham, Francis H. Heller m. fl.
Inbunden, 1992
2197 kr
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Can NATO survive? The stimulating and highly original essays contained in this volume provide important new insights into why the treaty organization was formed, how it developed, and what it has contributed both to the security and to the integration of Europe. The authors examine NATO as a strong …
America Unbound
World War II and the Making of a Superpower
Av W. Kimball
Inbunden, 1992
569 kr
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Whether World War II made or merely marked the transition of the United States from a major world power to a superpower, the fact remains that America's role in the world around it had undergone a dramatic change. Other nations had long recognized the potential of the United States. They had seen …
Atlantic Charter
Av Douglas Brinkley, David R. Facey-Crowther
Inbunden, 1994
1243 kr
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This remarkable collection of essays is the result of an international conference of American, British, and Canadian scholars held at Memorial University of Newfoundland that marked the 50th anniversary of the historic meeting.
Origins of U.S. Nuclear Strategy, 1945-1953
Av Kenneth A. Loparo, Jr. Williamson, Samuel R. m. fl.
Inbunden, 1993
569 kr
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The United States took almost a decade after Hiroshima and Nagasaki to develop a coherent strategy of nuclear deterrence. This comprehensive study by two careful and well-informed historians provides the best explanation we have of why this process took so long; it also suggests the inherent …
FDR and the Holocaust
Av NA NA, Verne W. Newton
Inbunden, 1996
1130 kr
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The contributors to this volume take a hard look at Roosevelt's reaction to the Holocaust.
Theodore Roosevelt, the U.S. Navy and the Spanish-American War
Av E. Marolda
Inbunden, 2001
1130 kr
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In the 1890s, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt led a campaign to modernize the navy. Paramount in Roosevelt's vision was the creation of a fleet of modern, steel-hulled warships armed with the most powerful weapons available. The future president and his intellectual soul mate, …
Wizard of Washington
Emil Hurja, Franklin Roosevelt, and the Birth of Public Opinion Polling
Av M. Holli
Inbunden, 2002
569 kr
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Historians have tended to point to John F. Kennedy's 1960 bid for the presidency as the first time a candidate relied extensively on public opinion polls to drive a campaign. Polling has come to define American politics, and is perhaps most clearly embodied in Bill Clinton, the post poll-driven …
Diplomatic Education of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882–1933
Av G. Cross
Inbunden, 2012
569 kr
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The importance of Franklin D. Roosevelt's thinking on international relations is self-evident. The truly enormous volume of historical writing on his views regarding U.S. foreign policy as president is testament to the momentous period during which he held office. Yet no consensus has emerged on …
FDR and the End of Empire
The Origins of American Power in the Middle East
Inbunden, 2012
569 kr
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Based upon extensive archival research in Great Britain, the United States, and the Middle East, including sources never previously utilized such as declassified intelligence records, postwar planning documents, and the personal papers of key officials, this is painstakingly researched account of …
FDR's World
War, Peace, and Legacies
Av D. Woolner, W. Kimball m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
569 kr
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This volume assesses Franklin Roosevelt's role as war leader from the vantage point of the twenty-first century, by looking at different aspects of his foreign policy.
Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson
Häftad, 2012
586 kr
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The mutually energizing and often volatile friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson - unexplored in depth by scholars until this study - was one of the last century s remarkable political alliances. Both Stevenson and Eleanor Roosevelt shared a view of politics as a moral …
America's Transatlantic Turn
Theodore Roosevelt and the "Discovery" of Europe
Inbunden, 2012
569 kr
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This collection uses Theodore Roosevelt to form a fresh approach to the history of US and European relations, arguing that the best place to look for the origins of the modern transatlantic relationship is in Roosevelt's life and career.
Roosevelt, Churchill, and the Baltic Question
Allied Relations during the Second World War
Av K. Piirimäe
Inbunden, 2014
569 kr
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In 1940, the USSR occupied and annexed Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, leading to calls by many that the Soviets had violated international law. This book examines British, US, and Soviet policies toward the Baltic states, placing the true significance of the Baltic question in its proper …
Roosevelt, Franco, and the End of the Second World War
Av J. Thomàs
Häftad, 2011
1130 kr
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This book is a study of the relations between the US and Spain, particularly during the period from 1943 to 1945, when the Roosevelt Administration and the Joint Chiefs of Staff decided to challenge the Pro-Franco Regime, culminating in the Battle of Wolfram and the embargo of petroleum products.
FDR and Civil Aviation
Flying Strong, Flying Free
Av A. Dobson
Häftad, 2011
569 kr
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Drawing on his knowledge of the technical aspects of civil aviation, Alan P. Dobson's history of the international aviation system, from 1945 to the present day, stresses the hitherto unacknowledged role Franklin D. Roosevelt played in implementing the principles that came to govern the entire …
George C. Marshall
Servant of the American Nation
Av C. Brower
Häftad, 2015
962 kr
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Bringing together a who's who of Marshall scholars, this volume examines the major roles assumed by Marshall over his five-decade career - soldier; statesman and peacemaker; and leader and manager - to illuminate key issues and themes surrounding the man and his era.
Roosevelt and Franco during the Second World War
From the Spanish Civil War to Pearl Harbor
Av J. Thomàs
Häftad, 2009
568 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book examines the internal controversies of the Roosevelt administration in connection with Spain during World War II, the role of the President in these controversies, and the foundations of the policy that was followed from the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War until the launching of …
FDR's World
War, Peace, and Legacies
Av D. Woolner, W. Kimball m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
621 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume assesses Franklin Roosevelt's role as war leader from the vantage point of the twenty-first century, by looking at different aspects of his foreign policy.
Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson
Häftad, 2010
621 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The mutually energizing and often volatile friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson - unexplored in depth by scholars until this study - was one of the last century s remarkable political alliances. Both Stevenson and Eleanor Roosevelt shared a view of politics as a moral …
Diplomatic Education of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882–1933
Av G. Cross
Häftad, 2012
569 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The importance of Franklin D. Roosevelt's thinking on international relations is self-evident. The truly enormous volume of historical writing on his views regarding U.S. foreign policy as president is testament to the momentous period during which he held office. Yet no consensus has emerged on …
