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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813942103321

Titolo

Franklin D. Roosevelt and the formation of the modern world / / Thomas C. Howard, William D. Pederson, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Armonk, N.Y. : , : M.E. Sharpe, , 2003

ISBN

1-315-29048-0

0-7656-1031-0

1-315-29049-9

1-315-29047-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 261 pages)

Collana

M.E. Sharpe library of Franklin D. Roosevelt studies  Franklin D. Roosevelt and the formation of the modern world

Disciplina

973.917/092

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - United States

Civil defense - United States - History - 20th Century

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)

United States Foreign relations 1933-1945

United States Foreign relations Soviet Union

United States Foreign relations Baltic States

United States Foreign relations Canada

United States Foreign relations Caribbean Area

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2003 by M.E. Sharpe.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

10. Soldiers on the Home Front: Protecting the Four Freedoms through the Office of Civilian Defense11. The American Jewish Community, the Roosevelt Administration, and the Holocaust; Foreign Affairs Chronology; Biographical Digest; Selected Bibliography; List of Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Examines Roosevelt's role in the international arena, focusing on his diplomacy with Europe, Russia, the Baltic states, Canada, and the Caribbean; his relations with American Jews in the face of the Holocaust; his military appointments; and the operation of the Civilian War Services Division.