From Isolation to War

von Justus D. Doenecke

296 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The new edition of this popular and widely-used American history textbook has been thoroughly updated to include a wealth of new scholarship on American diplomacy in the decade leading up to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. - Features new material on the Washington Conference of 1921-22, early American diplomacy in the Manchurian crisis, the Panay incident, Russia's invasion of Finland, the destroyer-bases deal, and much more - Pays particular attention to Roosevelt's policies towards Jewish refugees, the battle between domestic groups like the America First Committee and Fight for Freedom, and the Welles mission of 1940 - Includes concise biographical sketches of major world leaders, including Hoover, FDR, Churchill, Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, and Tojo - Outlines and examines the debates of historians over the wisdom of U.S. policies

• Reihe: Wiley-Blackwell
• ISBN: 9781118952320
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.09.2015
• Größe: 228 x 141 mm
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons