How the bipartisan partnership of President Harry Truman and Senator Arthur Vandenberg revolutionised America's foreign policy and set the course for America's global leadership.
How the bipartisan partnership of President Harry Truman and Senator Arthur Vandenberg revolutionised America's foreign policy and set the course for America's global leadership.
Lawrence J. Haas is a senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council and former communications director for Vice President Al Gore. His writings have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, and many other outlets. He has published five other books, including The Kennedys in the World: How Jack, Bobby, and Ted Remade America’s Empire (Potomac, 2021).
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgments Prologue: April 1945 Introduction: Harry and Arthur Part 1: “A Victory against War Itself” 1: “President Wilson Tried to Work Out a Way” 2: “We May Perfect This Charter of Peace and Justice” 3: “As Dumb as They Come” 4: “Sensible Machinery for the Settlement of Disputes” 5: “America Wins!” 6: “A Solid Structure upon Which We Can Build” Part 2: “To Support Free Peoples” 7: “What Is Russia Up To Now?” 8: “The Russians Are Trying to Chisel Away a Little Here, a Little There” 9: “Halfbright” 10: “Vandenberg Expressed His Complete Agreement with Me” 11: “The President’s Message Faces Facts” 12: “The Administration Made a Colossal Blunder in Ignoring the UN” Part 3: “The World Situation Is Very Serious” 13: “Desperate Men Are Liable to Destroy the Structure of Their Society” 14: “I Have No Illusions about This So-Called ‘Marshall Plan’” 15: “The Perils of Hunger and Cold in Europe” 16: “The Commies Will Be Completely Back in the Saddle” 17: “A Problem Which They Themselves Must Meet” 18: “A Welcome Beacon in the World’s Dark Night” Part 4: “An Attack against Them All” 19: “Their Hope Must Lie in This New World of Ours” 20: “A Sound Answer to Several Critical Necessities” 21: “Nothing Will Be Done without Consultation with You” 22: “Politics Shall Stop at the Water’s Edge” 23: “The Most Sensible, Powerful, Practicable, and Economical Step” 24: “The Senate Has Lost a Pillar of Strength” Epilogue: A Look Ahead Notes Bibliography Index
Acknowledgments Prologue: April 1945 Introduction: Harry and Arthur Part 1: “A Victory against War Itself” 1: “President Wilson Tried to Work Out a Way” 2: “We May Perfect This Charter of Peace and Justice” 3: “As Dumb as They Come” 4: “Sensible Machinery for the Settlement of Disputes” 5: “America Wins!” 6: “A Solid Structure upon Which We Can Build” Part 2: “To Support Free Peoples” 7: “What Is Russia Up To Now?” 8: “The Russians Are Trying to Chisel Away a Little Here, a Little There” 9: “Halfbright” 10: “Vandenberg Expressed His Complete Agreement with Me” 11: “The President’s Message Faces Facts” 12: “The Administration Made a Colossal Blunder in Ignoring the UN” Part 3: “The World Situation Is Very Serious” 13: “Desperate Men Are Liable to Destroy the Structure of Their Society” 14: “I Have No Illusions about This So-Called ‘Marshall Plan’” 15: “The Perils of Hunger and Cold in Europe” 16: “The Commies Will Be Completely Back in the Saddle” 17: “A Problem Which They Themselves Must Meet” 18: “A Welcome Beacon in the World’s Dark Night” Part 4: “An Attack against Them All” 19: “Their Hope Must Lie in This New World of Ours” 20: “A Sound Answer to Several Critical Necessities” 21: “Nothing Will Be Done without Consultation with You” 22: “Politics Shall Stop at the Water’s Edge” 23: “The Most Sensible, Powerful, Practicable, and Economical Step” 24: “The Senate Has Lost a Pillar of Strength” Epilogue: A Look Ahead Notes Bibliography Index
Es gelten unsere Allgemeinen Geschäftsbedingungen: www.buecher.de/agb
Impressum
www.buecher.de ist ein Shop der buecher.de GmbH & Co. KG Bürgermeister-Wegele-Str. 12, 86167 Augsburg Amtsgericht Augsburg HRA 13309
