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Author:

Wert, Hal Elliott, author.

Title:

Hoover vs. Roosevelt : two presidents' battle over feeding Europe and going to war / Hal Elliott Wert.

Publisher:

Stackpole Books,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

xviii, 510 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Roosevelt, Franklin D.--(Franklin Delano),--1882-1945.
Hoover, Herbert,--1874-1964.
World War, 1939-1945--United States.
Neutrality--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Civilian relief--Europe.
Isolationism--United States--History--20th century.
United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.
United States--Foreign relations--1933-1945.

Notes:

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.

ISBN:

0811739724
9780811739726

LCCN:

2022025377

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

OJPC027 -- Corning Public Library (Corning) — 940.53 WER