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Franklin D. Roosevelt and American foreign policy, 1932-1945, Robert Dallek ; with a new afterword

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Franklin D. Roosevelt and American foreign policy, 1932-1945, Robert Dallek ; with a new afterword

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 633-642) and index

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index present

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non fiction

Main title

Franklin D. Roosevelt and American foreign policy, 1932-1945

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bibliography

Oclc number

36641054

Responsibility statement

Robert Dallek ; with a new afterword

Summary

This edition adds an afterword to the Bancroft Prize-winning study of Franklin Roosevelt's diplomacy. It effectively answers recent criticism attacking Roosevelt for producing Pearl Harbor, for "giving away" Eastern Europe to Stalin at Yalta, and for abandoning European Jews during World War II

Table Of Contents

Prologue: an American internationalist -- pt. 1. The internationalist as nationalist, 1932-1934. First things first -- The diplomacy of hope -- ... and nationalism -- Farewell to internationalism -- pt. 2. The internationalist as isolationist, 1935-1938. Muddling through -- Standing still -- Gestures -- pt. 3. The politics of foreign policy, 1939-1941. Limited influence -- The reluctant neutral -- Conflict and compromise -- The tortuous road to war -- pt. 4. The idealist as realist, 1942-1945. The struggle for unity -- Balancing needs -- Alliance politics -- 1944: victories and doubts -- Will there be peace? -- Epilogue: Roosevelt as foreign policy leader

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