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Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xxxiii, 281 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
This book documents dictator Joseph Stalin's brilliant tactics as well as missteps in taking preemptive actions that guaranteed ultimate victory over the German invaders. It also covers the policies implemented after the war that made the Soviet Union a menace to world peace and led to collapse of Soviet rule.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 446 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
May 1938. Franklin Delano Roosevelt--recently reelected to a second term as president--contemplated two possibilities: the rule of fascism overseas, and a third term. With Hitler's reach extending into Austria, and with the atrocities of World War I still fresh in the American memory, Roosevelt faced the question that would prove one of the most defining in American history: whether to once again go to war in Europe. In this book, journalist Nicholas...
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
x, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this provocative study, Hazel Hutchison takes a fresh look at the roles of American writers in helping to shape national opinion and policy during the First World War. From the war's opening salvos in Europe, American writers recognized the impact the war would have on their society and sought out new strategies to express their horror, support, or resignation. By focusing on the writings of Henry James, Edith Wharton, Grace Fallow Norton, Mary...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
vii, 408 pages : illustrations, black and white maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes the challenges faced by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the first 100 days of his presidency as well as highlights the preparations he put into place, including military expansions, that ultimately enabled the United States to be victorious in World War II.