The controversy that exploded after the publication of this book in 1948 followed historian Beard to his grave. Beard argued that President Roosevelt, in spite of declarations of peaceful intent and neutrality, manipulated the nation into war and, in doing so, fundamentally dama…
"In his new book, David Reynolds argues that the period from 1938 to 1941 was a turning point in modern American history. Drawing upon his own research and the latest scholarship, Mr. Reynolds shows how Franklin Roosevelt led Americans into a new global perspective on foreign po…
"In his new book, David Reynolds argues that the period from 1938 to 1941 was a turning point in modern American history. Drawing upon his own research and the latest scholarship, Mr. Reynolds shows how Franklin Roosevelt led Americans into a new global perspective on foreign po…
Starten af Den Kolde Krig, Armed Truce. En sovjetisk minister brugte "Armed Truce" som det bedste udtryk for den politiske situation man kunne håbe på efter de store alliancer, der havde besejret Tyskland og Japan. Forfatteren giver i bogen det historiske overblik og giver detal…
Examines the relationship between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill in the years preceding America's entrance into World War II, emphasizing the similarities and differences between them.
On November 16, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Soviet Commissar of Foreign Affairs Maxim Litvinov signed an agreement establishing diplomatic ties between the United States and the Soviet Union. Two days later Roosevelt named the first of five ambassadors he would place in Mosc…
