| Description |
x, 669 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
A Tale of Two Wars -- Empire Without "Imperialism"; Imperialism without "Empire" -- Collapse of the 19th-Century World Order -- The European War and American Neutrality -- "Schrechlichkeit" and The Submarine War -- "He kept us out of war" -- The Path to War -- America Declares War -- America and the "war to end all wars" -- The Great War Ends -- America and the European Peace -- Wilson and the League Fight -- A Return to "Normalcy"? -- Collapse of Europe and the Rise of Hitler -- Toward a New Order in Asia -- The Manchurian Crisis -- The Fascist Challenge -- Franklin D. Roosevelt : Isolationist -- The United States and Appeasement -- "Kristallnacht" and American Anti-Semitism -- Blitzkrieg and America's "Great Debate" -- Accelerating Toward War -- The United States Enters the War. |
| Summary |
"A comprehensive, sweeping history of America's rise to global superpower--a follow up to the author's acclaimed first volume, from our nation's earliest days to the dawn of the twentieth century"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-633) and index. |
| Note |
"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf." |
| Subject |
United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century.
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World politics -- 1900-1945.
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| Added Title |
America and the collapse of world order, 1900-1941 |
| ISBN |
9780307262943 (hardcover) |
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0307262944 (hardcover) |
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