Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-496) and index.
Contents:
The End of All Wars -- The Contenders: Hoover and Roosevelt -- The Liars' League: 'The World Turned Upside Down' -- War -- Crushed -- The Rapprochement that Failed: The Battle over Aid Begins -- Rescue in Romania, Hungary, and Lithuania -- Embargo Repeal, Politics, and Negotiations in the Garden of Beasts -- In the Jaws of the Soviet Bugbear -- Finnomania: A Cause Célèbre.
Summary:
"The story of how the U.S. entered World War II as seen through the lens of Herbert Hoover, Hoover vs. Roosevelt brings a fresh perspective to a time in our nation's history when our country was deeply divided over what now seems a 'done deal.'"-- Provided by publisher.
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