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American History
Author_Lawrence J. Haas
Bipartianship
Bipartisan
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Communism
Communist
Democrat
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Europe
European Economy
European History
Foreign Policy
Global Leader
History
International Relations
League of Nations
Marshall Plan
NATO
Partisan Politics
Political History
Political Party
Political Science
Public Policy
Republican
Senator
Soviet History
Soviet Union
Superpower
Truman Doctrine
United Nations
Vice President
Western Europe
World Stage
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- ISBN 9781640124820
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 Dec 2021
- Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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With Franklin Roosevelt’s death in April of 1945, Vice President Harry Truman and Senator Arthur Vandenberg, the Republican leader on foreign policy, inherited a world in turmoil. With Europe flattened and the Soviets emerging as America’s new adversary, Truman and Vandenberg built a tight, bipartisan partnership at a bitterly partisan time to craft a dramatic new foreign policy through which the United States stepped boldly onto the world stage to protect its friends, confront its enemies, and promote freedom. These two men transformed America from a reluctant global giant to a self-confident leader; from a nation that traditionally turned inward after war to one that remained engaged to shape the postwar landscape; and from a nation with no real military establishment to one that now spends more on defense than the next dozen nations combined.
Lawrence J. Haas, an award-winning journalist, reveals how, through the close collaboration of Truman and Vandenberg, the United States created the United Nations to replace the League of Nations, pursued the Truman Doctrine to defend freedom from communist threat, launched the Marshall Plan to rescue Western Europe’s economy from the devastation of war, and established NATO to defend Western Europe.
Lawrence J. Haas, an award-winning journalist, reveals how, through the close collaboration of Truman and Vandenberg, the United States created the United Nations to replace the League of Nations, pursued the Truman Doctrine to defend freedom from communist threat, launched the Marshall Plan to rescue Western Europe’s economy from the devastation of war, and established NATO to defend Western Europe.
Lawrence J. Haas is a senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council and former communications director for Vice President Al Gore. His writings have appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, and many other outlets. He has published five other books, including The Kennedys in the World: How Jack, Bobby, and Ted Remade America’s Empire (Potomac, 2021).
