˜Theœ sphinx Franklin Roosevelt, the Isolationists, and the road to World War II

Before Pearl Harbor, before the Nazi invasion of Poland, America teetered between the desire for isolation and the threat of world war

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Wapshott, Nicholas (VerfasserIn)
Format: UnknownFormat
Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York u.a. Norton 2015
Ausgabe:1. ed.
Schlagworte:
Online Zugang:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Before Pearl Harbor, before the Nazi invasion of Poland, America teetered between the desire for isolation and the threat of world war
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-421) and index
Prologue: The Sphinx -- London calling -- One good turn -- New Dealers -- Cliveden and Windsor Castle -- Lindbergh's flight -- Peace in our time -- Kristallnacht -- On the march -- A state of war -- The battle of neutrality -- Third term fever -- The Battle of France -- Life of the party -- The Battle of Britain -- Ford's plans for peace -- The old campaigner -- "Over my dead body" -- High noon -- The battle of lend-lease -- Lindbergh's best shot -- Jesus Christ! what a man! -- We've got ourselves a convoy -- Barbarossa -- Day of infamy -- Isolationism redux
Beschreibung:xvi, 446 S.
ISBN:9780393088885
978-0-393-08888-5