Discussing Hitler [[electronic resource] ] : advisers of U.S. diplomacy in Central Europe, 1934-1941 / / edited and introduced by Tibor Frank

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910793590103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Budapest ; ; New York, : Central European University Press, 2003
• ISBN: 0-585-46431-6; 615-5211-06-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (374 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): FrankTibor
• Disciplina: 327.73043/09/043
• Soggetti: Diplomats - United States; United States Foreign relations 1933-1945 Sources; Hungary Foreign relations 1918-1945 Sources; Europe Foreign relations 1918-1945 Sources
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- A Vermont Yankee in Regent Horthy’s Court: the Hungarian World of a U.S. Diplomat -- List of the Confidential Conversations of U.S. Minister John F. Montgomery, Budapest 1934–1941 -- Conversations -- Appendix -- Chronology of Events, 1933–1941 -- Biographical Notes -- Diplomatic Representatives in Budapest, 1933–1941 -- Bibliography -- List of Illustrations -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book promises to illuminate the foreign policy of the Roosevelt administration during the rise of Hitler's Germany. It is based on the heretofore unpublished notes of J. F. Montgomery (1878-1954), U.S. ambassador ("Minister") to Hungary before World War II. In Budapest, Montgomery quickly made friends with nearly everyone who mattered in the critical years of Hitler's takeover and preparation for World War II. His circle included Admiral Horthy, the Regent of Hungary, subsequent prime ministers, foreign ministers, members of both houses of parliament, as well as fellow diplomats from all over Europe. In addition, as an avid player of golf and bridge, he had an active social life that was interconnected with a large circle of influential friends in the United States.