The Impact of the First World War on U. S. Policymakers : American Strategic and Foreign Policy Formulation, 1938-1942.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Tables -- Chapter One: The Problem of Roosevelt's Middle Years -- Chapter Two: Powers and Constraints of Presidential Leadership -- Chapter Three: Franklin Roosevelt and Naval Strategy -- Chapter Four: The Legacy of World War I -- Chapter Five: From Isolation to Neutrality to Rearmament, 1938-1940 -- Chapter Six: The Shocks of Circumstances, 1940-1941 -- Chapter Seven: Setting the Strategic Direction, 1941 -- Chapter Eight: The Logic of Ends and Means -- Chapter Nine: The Evolution of a Diplomatic/Military Strategy -- Chapter Ten: The Pursuit of the "Inevitable Triumph" -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

The Impact of the First World War on U.S. Policymakers: American Strategic and Foreign Policy Formulation, 1938-1942 recounts the formulation of American foreign and defense policies through an examination of the background of the policymakers, with specific emphasis on the World War I experience. In the period from 1938 to 1942, with scant military resources, the American government began preparations for possible entry into a war against the Axis alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan. The formulation of strategic and foreign policy, based upon American perceptions and methods that would permit optimal success in war, were critical to the effort.

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