"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf." Includes bibliographical references (pages 595-633) and index.
Contents:
The United States Enters the War. Empire Without "Imperialism"; Imperialism without "Empire" -- Collapse of the 19th-Century World Order -- The European War and American Neutrality -- "Schrechlichkeit" and The Submarine War -- "He kept us out of war" -- The Path to War -- America Declares War -- America and the "war to end all wars" -- The Great War Ends -- America and the European Peace -- Wilson and the League Fight -- A Return to "Normalcy"? -- Collapse of Europe and the Rise of Hitler -- Toward a New Order in Asia -- The Manchurian Crisis -- The Fascist Challenge -- Franklin D. Roosevelt : Isolationist -- The United States and Appeasement -- "Kristallnacht" and American Anti-Semitism -- Blitzkrieg and America's "Great Debate" -- Accelerating Toward War -- The United States Enters the War.
Summary:
"A comprehensive, sweeping history of America's rise to global superpower--a follow up to the author's acclaimed first volume, from our nation's earliest days to the dawn of the twentieth century"-- Provided by publisher.
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