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Document Type: | Book |
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Wilson D Miscamble |
ISBN: | 0521862442 9780521862448 |
OCLC Number: | 1027952732 |
Contents: | 1. Preparation: the making of an (American) internationalist; 2. Inheritance: Franklin Roosevelt's uncertain legacy; 3. Initiation: tactical reversal, strategic continuity; 4. Instruction: Truman's advisers and their conflicting advice; 5. Negotiation: Truman and Byrnes at Potsdam; 6. Intimidation: Hiroshima, the Japanese and the Soviets; 7. Indecision: floundering between collaboration and confrontation; 8. Transformation: Truman's foreign policy. |
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'Wilson D. Miscamble has explored this transition to good effect in a meticulously researched and forcefully argued work of diplomatic history. ... From Roosevelt to Truman provides a vigorous, detailed and orthodox account of a pivotal period in US foreign policy and world history, and demonstrates that even a well-trodden area of research can be re-enlivened to stimulate further thought and debate.' Contemporary Review Read more...
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