Fromkin, David.

In the time of the Americans : FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Marshall, MacArthur-- the generation that changed America's role in the world / David Fromkin. - 1st ed. - New York : A.A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1995. - xiii, 618 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [587]-599) and index.

Growing up -- The summons to greatness -- A calling higher than soldiering -- A separate war -- A separate peace -- America goes it alone -- The last, best hope -- Will America get into it again? -- A brief tour of the American age.

Wilson's Public Library Library Journal Booklist

Looks at how the United States rose to its position in world affairs during the first half of the twentieth century, focusing on the influence of five American political leaders: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, George Marshall, and Douglas MacArthur.

Adult

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United States--Foreign relations--20th century.
United States--Foreign relations.

E744 / .F865 1995

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