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Harry and Arthur
Lawrence J. Haas
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Description for Harry and Arthur
Lawrence J. Haas,reveals how the United States created the United Nations to replace the League of Nations, pursued the Truman Doctrine to defend freedom from Communist threat, launched the Marshall Plan to rescue Western Europe's economy from the devastation of war. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 654.
With Franklin Roosevelt’s death in April of 1945, Vice President Harry Truman and Senator Arthur Vandenberg, the Republican leader on foreign policy, inherited a world in turmoil. With Europe flattened and the Soviets emerging as America’s new adversary, Truman and Vandenberg built a tight, bipartisan partnership at a bitterly partisan time to craft a dramatic new foreign policy through which the United States stepped boldly onto the world stage to protect its friends, confront its enemies, and promote freedom. These two men transformed America from a reluctant global giant to a self-confident leader; from a nation that traditionally turned inward ... Read more
With Franklin Roosevelt’s death in April of 1945, Vice President Harry Truman and Senator Arthur Vandenberg, the Republican leader on foreign policy, inherited a world in turmoil. With Europe flattened and the Soviets emerging as America’s new adversary, Truman and Vandenberg built a tight, bipartisan partnership at a bitterly partisan time to craft a dramatic new foreign policy through which the United States stepped boldly onto the world stage to protect its friends, confront its enemies, and promote freedom. These two men transformed America from a reluctant global giant to a self-confident leader; from a nation that traditionally turned inward ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781612348124
SKU
V9781612348124
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-17
About Lawrence J. Haas
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Harry and Arthur
"Mr. Haas, a former communications director for Vice President Al Gore, writes with an admirable lightness of touch and a command of detail that is enhanced by his insider knowledge of how Congress and the White House operate. This is a first-class story, well told, of professional politicians working in tandem during a world crisis in the best interests of ... Read more