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Author Haas, Lawrence J.
Title Harry & Arthur : Truman, Vandenberg, and the partnership that created the free world / Lawrence J. Haas.
Publication Info. [Lincoln] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2016]
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Description xix, 313 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: Harry and Arthur -- Part I.A victory against war itself -- President Wilson tried to work out a way -- We may perfect this charter of peace and justice -- As dumb as they come -- Sensible machinery for the settlement of disputes -- America wins! -- A solid structure upon which we can build -- Part II. To support free peoples -- What is Russia up to now? -- The Russians are trying to chisel away a little here, a little there -- Halfbright -- Vandenberg expressed his complete agreement with me -- The president's messages faces facts -- The administration made a colossal blunder in ignoring the UN -- Part III. The world situation is very serious -- Desperate men are liable to destroy the structure of their society -- I have no illusions about this so-called Marshall Plan -- The perils of hunger and cold in Europe -- The commies will be completely back in the saddle -- A problem which they themselves must meet -- A welcome beacon in the world's dark night -- Part IV. An attack against them all -- Their hope must lie in this new world of ours -- A sound answer to several critical necessities -- Nothing will be done without consultation with you -- Politics shall stop at the water's edge -- The most sensible, powerful, practicable, and economical step -- The Senate has lost a pillar of strength -- Epilogue.
Subject United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953.
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Arthur Hendrick), 1884-1951.
Added Title Truman, Vandenberg, and the partnership that created the free world
Harry and Arthur
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