Saving Freedom
Truman, the Cold War, and the Fight for Western Civilization
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xxii, 257 pages ; 24 cm
"The host of MSNBC's Morning Joe reveals how President Harry Truman defended democracy against the Soviet threat at the dawn of the Cold War"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
A strange little man -- Shockers -- Greek fire -- Diplomatic developments -- Met at Armageddon -- The man from Missouri -- Gnawing away -- Steer clear of the foreign world -- Passing the torch -- From building roads to bombing cities -- Crafting the doctrine -- The president proposes -- Vandenberg and the Senate -- A House divided -- Personnel is policy -- The doctrine in action -- Eleven minutes -- Cold War dawn -- Victory in Greece -- Aftermath.
Subjects:
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
Cold War.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953.
United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Europe.
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
Cold War.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953.
United States -- Foreign economic relations -- Europe.
ISBN:
9780062950499
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HISTORY North Am. US Modern Sca | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-242) and index.