FDR's World [electronic resource] : War, Peace, and Legacies /
Woolner, D.author.
Kimball, W.author.
Reynolds, D.author.
This volume assesses Franklin Roosevelt's role as war leader from the vantage point of the twenty-first century, by looking at different aspects of his foreign policy.
Based on the proceedings of two conferences: "In the shadow of FDR: how Roosevelt's wartime leadership shaped the postwar world" organized by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and held in 2005; and "Roosevelt and Churchill: the legacy of two statesmen" organized jointly with the Churchill Centre, Washington, D.C. and held in 2007.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
FDR's foreign policy and the construction of American history, 1945-1955 / David Reynolds -- FDR and the "world wide arena" / Alan K. Henrikson -- FDR and the origins of the national security establishment / Mark Stoler -- The sheriffs: FDR's postwar world / Warren F. Kimball -- FDR and the "colonial question" / Lloyd Gardner -- FDR and the "China question" / Michael Schaller -- FDR and the new economic order / Randall Woods -- FDR and the struggle for a postwar civil aviation regime: legacy or loss? / Alan Dobson -- FDR's worldviews, 1941-1945 / Walter LaFeber -- Epilogue: FDR: reflections on legacy and leadership, the view from 2008 / David B. Woolner.
This volume assesses Franklin Roosevelt's role as war leader from the vantage point of the twenty-first century, by looking at different aspects of his foreign policy.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
United States—History.
History, Modern.
Imperialism.
Military history.
World history.
America—History.
US History.
Modern History.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
History of Military.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
History of the Americas.