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Saving freedom : Truman, the Cold War, and the fight for western civilization / Joe Scarborough.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scarborough, Joe, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Foreign relations--1945-1953.
- United States.
- International relations.
- Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
- Truman, Harry S.
- United States--Politics and government--1945-1953.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Foreign economic relations--Europe.
- International economic relations.
- Europe.
- Cold War.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 257 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Truman, the Cold War, and the fight for western civilization
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020]
- Summary:
- "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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-242) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780062950499
- 0062950495
- OCLC:
- 1204298622
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