America, Hitler and the UN : how the allies won World War II and a forged peace /: how the allies won World War II and a forged peace. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dan Plesch ; foreward by Brian Urquhart.
• Other Names: Plesch, Daniel
• Contents: List of Photographs and Illustrations; List of Tables; List of Maps; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; 1. America before Pearl Harbor: ostrich or owl?; 2. America goes to war: the creation of the United Nations; 3. Weapons for the Allies: Motown goes to Stalingrad; 4. Keeping the Allies together: Casablanca and Tehran; 5. Justice for war crimes: Auschwitz and Nuremurg; 6. Post-war relief and reconstruction: UNRRA; 7. Money and trade: Bretton Woods and Havana -- prosperity for all?; 8. Security: Dumbarton Oaks, Yalta and San Francisco; Conclusion; Chronology. Glossary of the United Nations in World War II. Appendix: Selected Gallup Polls, 1938-45; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: London New York : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 256 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 940.532; World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history; HISTORY -- Military -- World War II; Diplomatic history; Diplomatic relations; Alliierte; Entstehung; Gründung; Sieg; Weltkrieg; Wiederaufbau; Sieg; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1936-1945; Great Britain; United States; USA; USA; Electronic books; History; History -- 20th century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857718617; 0857718614; 9780857730497; 0857730495
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-247) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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