From Isolation to War: 1931-1941 (American History Series (Arlington Heights, Ill.).) [Paperback]

Justus D. Doenecke (Author), John Edward Wilz (Author)

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Publication Date: January 2, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0882959921 | ISBN-13: 978-0882959924 | Edition: 3

In a major revision of this popular text, Justus Doenecke integrates scholarly research conducted in the 1990s to offer readers a fresh picture of the major events and historiographical controversies in American diplomacy in the decade before Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. This Third Edition of our popular text includes entirely new material including discussions of Roosevelt's leadership style, the recognition of the Soviet Union, policy toward Cuba and Mexico, Pan-American conferences, the 1940 mission of Sumner Welles, the Four Freedoms, and the U.S. Army victory plan of autumn 1940. Other passages have been expanded, such as those concerning the background of American anti-interventionism, major peace groups, the London Economic Conference of 1933, the Ethiopian conflict, the Spanish Civil War, the Nye Committee, the predicament of Jewish refugees, the Soviet-Finnish war, FDR's Japan diplomacy and his last-minute assurances to British ambassador Halifax, and the latest arguments over Pearl Harbor. Also new to this edition is a collection of striking photographs. Appropriate for use in the U.S. history survey as well as in courses on Twentieth-Century History, American Foreign Diplomacy, and International Relations.

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Justus D Doenecke and John E Wilz

Product Details

• Paperback: 235 pages
• Publisher: Harlan Davidson; 3 edition (January 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882959921
• ISBN-13: 978-0882959924
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #362,106 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clio is good to us., May 18, 2000

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Ryan McCormick Price, Esq. (Sarasota, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: From Isolation to War, 1931-1941 (American History Series) (Paperback)

Honestly, if you buy a book entitled "From Isolation to War" in the AMERICAN HISTORY SERIES, you're bound to be disappointed if you're A) Not a history buff or B) a complete idiot. Hopefully, having at least found this book listed on Amazon, you are neither. I have worked with Professor Doenecke, and used his book as a textbook in two classes. It is well-written, thoroughly-researched, dryly humorous at points, and extremely incisive. A true pleasure to read, especially if you are aware that history is a force in our lives, and will continue to be so forevermore.

2 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Dry, May 9, 2000

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Tiana Deal (Columbus, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: From Isolation to War, 1931-1941 (American History Series) (Paperback)

I thought this book was very boring and very dry. This book was chosen by my history professor for my History of American Foreign Relations class so I had no choice in reading this book. Some parts were very interesting, and it held my attention for a while, but then the authors would go back to the dry and monontonous tone that put me to sleep. If you're a history buff, you might enjoy this book. If not, I don't suggest you buying it.