The twentieth century witnessed the rise of the United States as the preeminent player on the world stage. Henry L Stimson was among those individuals responsible for the American ascension in the arena of foreign policy.
The twentieth century witnessed the rise of the United States as the preeminent player on the world stage. Henry L Stimson was among those individuals...
When he was elected President in 1845, James K Polk was only 49 years old - at that time the youngest president ever to be elected. He faced a conflicted nation on the verge of tremendous territorial expansion.
When he was elected President in 1845, James K Polk was only 49 years old - at that time the youngest president ever to be elected. He faced a conflic...
Alanson B. Houghton--American industrialist, politician, and diplomat--was the world's most influential diplomat during the "New Era" of the 1920s. Houghton, who served as ambassador to both Germany (1922-1925) and Great Britain (1925-1929), offers a unique window into the formation and implementation of American foreign policy. This fascinating new text by Jeffrey J. Matthews provides a clear and concise account of Houghton's diplomatic experience and consequently a fresh assessment of U.S. foreign policy during a pivotal decade in world history. As the leading ambassador in Europe, Houghton...
Alanson B. Houghton--American industrialist, politician, and diplomat--was the world's most influential diplomat during the "New Era" of the 1920s. Ho...
One of the most controversial figures of the New Deal Era, Harry Hopkins elicited few neutral responses from his contemporaries. Millions admired him and believed the New Deal agencies he headed had rescued them from despair, but many of President Roosevelt's enemies passionately hated him and derisively called him the "world's greatest spender" or FDR's "left-wing Rasputin." Hopkins was a paradoxical man: a trained social worker who enjoyed the company of the "swells," attending cocktail parties, and gambling at the track. Once the quintessential New Dealer, during World War II he...
One of the most controversial figures of the New Deal Era, Harry Hopkins elicited few neutral responses from his contemporaries. Millions admired him ...
Dean Acheson was the most influential American diplomat of the twentieth century. He shaped the pivotal shift in American foreign policy from isolation to engagement in global affairs, This critical re-evaluation of Acheson's public career analyzes his advocacy of intervention against Germany and Japan in 1939-1941, work on sanctions against Japan in 1941, contribution to the creation of new international institutions, and campaigns to secure the support of Congress and the American public. It scrutinizes his crucial role in the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, NATO, the formation of...
Dean Acheson was the most influential American diplomat of the twentieth century. He shaped the pivotal shift in American foreign policy from isolatio...
