Roosevelt and the Munich Crisis: A Study of Political Decision-Making

by Barbara Rearden Farnham

Book Overview

Franklin Roosevelt's intentions during the three years between Munich and Pearl Harbor have been a source of controversy among historians for decades. Barbara Farnham offers both a theory of how the domestic political context affects foreign policy decisions in general and a fresh interpretation of FDR's post-Munich policies based on the insights that the theory provides. Between 1936 and 1938, Roosevelt searched for ways to influence the deteriorating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691070741
• ISBN13: 9780691070742
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"