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Harry S. Truman and the founding of Israel

Author: Michael T Benson
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1997.
Edition/Format: Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Named Person: Harry S Truman
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Michael T Benson
ISBN: 0275958078 9780275958077
OCLC Number: 36147273
Description: xii, 217 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Bible and sword redux: Balfour, Wilson, Roosevelt, and the question of Palestine -- The man from Missouri -- Truman and the formulation of foreign policy -- Truman's early views on Zionism and the development of his presidential policy on Palestine -- The issue of immigration -- State department opposition -- The American Jewish lobby and its impact on the president -- Enter the United Nations -- A president from independence, a chemist from Pinsk, and a harberdasher from Kansas City -- March 1948 and the American reversal of its Palestine policy -- Showdown in the Oval Office: 12 May 1948 -- Truman recognizes Israel -- The election of 1948: Truman and the Jewish vote -- The aftermath of American recognition.
Responsibility: Michael T. Benson ; foreword by Stan A. Taylor.

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