Saving freedom, Truman, the Cold War, and the fight for western civilization, Joe Scarborough
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Saving freedom, Truman, the Cold War, and the fight for western civilization, Joe Scarborough
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-242) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Saving freedom
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1176320341
Responsibility statement
Joe Scarborough
Sub title
Truman, the Cold War, and the fight for western civilization
Summary
"In Saving Freedom, Joe Scarborough recounts the historic forces that moved Truman toward his country's long twilight struggle against Soviet communism, and how this untested president acted decisively to build a lasting coalition that would influence America's foreign policy for generations to come. On March 12, 1947, Truman delivered an address before a joint session of Congress announcing a policy of containment that would soon become known as the Truman Doctrine. That doctrine pledged that the United States would "support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." The untested president's policy was a radical shift from 150 years of isolationism, but it would prove to be the pivotal moment that guaranteed Western Europe's freedom, the American Century's rise, and the eventual collapse of the Soviet Union. " -- Front jacket flap
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adult
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Truman, the Cold War, and the fight for western civilization
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Subject
- Cold War
- États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- 1945-1953
- États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1945-1953
- Guerre froide
- Informational works
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953
- United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Europe
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953
- Documents d'information
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
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- Cold War
- États-Unis -- Relations extérieures -- 1945-1953
- États-Unis -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1945-1953
- Guerre froide
- Informational works
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953
- United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Europe
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953
- Documents d'information
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
- Content1
- Author1
- Other version1
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