From Isolation to War, 1931-1941 (American History Series) [Paperback]

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

Book Description

Series: American History Series | Publication Date: January 1991

This text covers the major events and historiographical controversies in American diplomacy in the years between the two world wars. Covered in detail are matters such as the background of US isolationism, Pacific diplomacy in the 1920s, the Manchurian Crisis, the Ethiopian War, the Spanish Civil War, the neutrality acts, and the debate over intervention in 1939-41. New topics include the recognition of the Soviet Union, rejection of the World Court, the blocking of Jewish immigration, Munich, the Hitler-Stalin pact, and the polemics of isolationist ideology. Also, an entire chapter that includes discussion of US/Japanese relations in the 1930s and a close consideration of the economic, political, and historical pressures that forced the island empire's decision to act. The book concludes with a delineation of revisionist arguments, including the "Devil theory" of FDR's culpability, and provides the insight of modern historians in a consideration of Roosevelt's leadership and the true focus of American diplomacy in the 1930s.

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Justus D Doenecke and John E Wilz --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Harlan Davidson; 2 Sub edition (January 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882958763
• ISBN-13: 978-0882958767
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,048,091 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.