{"product_id":"harry-and-arthur-truman-vandenberg-and-the-partnership-that-created-the-free-world-paperback-softback-9781640124820","title":"Harry and Arthur; Truman, Vandenberg, and the Partnership That Created the Free World (Paperback \/ softback) 9781640124820","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHarry and Arthur\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTruman, Vandenberg, and the Partnership That Created the Free World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLawrence J. Haas (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781640124820\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 December 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e340 pages, Index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.534 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Mr. Haas, a former communications director for Vice President Al Gore, writes with an admirable lightness of touch and a command of detail that is enhanced by his insider knowledge of how Congress and the White House operate. This is a first-class story, well told, of professional politicians working in tandem during a world crisis in the best interests of the republic.\"\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003eRichard Aldous, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"A well-written, timely and thoroughly researched book.\"\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003eTaylor Dibbert, \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Nowhere has this remarkable story of American leadership been so well researched and recorded as in Haas’s masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eHarry and Arthur\u003c\/i\u003e. Its special value lies in its timeliness. Not since 1945 have we faced such complex and dangerous threats. Haas frames the question perfectly: can we do it again?”-Robert McFarlane, national security advisor to President Reagan \u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Original and meticulously researched . . . . Informative and highly readable.\"-Ruth King, \u003ci\u003eFamily Security Matters\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Well researched and engaging. The author's writing style makes it read more like a fast paced novel than a piece of history.\"-Casey Wheeler, \u003ci\u003eHistory Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"A well-forged thesis builds a strong argument for the ongoing significance of this foreign policy.\"\u003ci\u003e-Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"An important, well-written, well-researched, authoritative, and fascinating look at a crucial four years in American and world history.\"\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003eShoshana Bryen, \u003ci\u003eInFOCUS Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Enlightening.\"\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003eKevin Canfield, \u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHarry \u0026amp; Arthur\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a timely reminder of the power of bi-partisanship.\"-David Luhrssen, \u003ci\u003eShepherd Express\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Members of Congress-donkeys and elephants alike-take note: Bipartisan cooperation is possible. That is the central message of this well-conceived and well-written book.\"-Aaron Leibel, \u003ci\u003eWashington Jewish Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWith Franklin Roosevelt’s death in April of 1945, Vice President Harry Truman and Senator Arthur Vandenberg, the Republican leader on foreign policy, inherited a world in turmoil. With Europe flattened and the Soviets emerging as America’s new adversary, Truman and Vandenberg built a tight, bipartisan partnership at a bitterly partisan time to craft a dramatic new foreign policy through which the United States stepped boldly onto the world stage to protect its friends, confront its enemies, and promote freedom. These two men transformed America from a reluctant global giant to a self-confident leader; from a nation that traditionally turned inward after war to one that remained engaged to shape the postwar landscape; and from a nation with no real military establishment to one that now spends more on defense than the next dozen nations combined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lawrence J. Haas, an award-winning journalist, reveals how, through the close collaboration of Truman and Vandenberg, the United States created the United Nations to replace the League of Nations, pursued the Truman Doctrine to defend freedom from communist threat, launched the Marshall Plan to rescue Western Europe’s economy from the devastation of war, and established NATO to defend Western Europe.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAcknowledgments    \u003cbr\u003e Prologue: April 1945    \u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Harry and Arthur    \u003cbr\u003e Part 1: “\u003cbr\u003eA Victory against War Itself”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: “\u003cbr\u003ePresident Wilson Tried to Work Out a Way”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: “\u003cbr\u003eWe May Perfect This Charter of Peace and Justice”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: “\u003cbr\u003eAs Dumb as They Come”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: “\u003cbr\u003eSensible Machinery for the Settlement of Disputes”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: “\u003cbr\u003eAmerica Wins!”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: “\u003cbr\u003eA Solid Structure upon Which We Can Build”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Part 2: “\u003cbr\u003eTo Support Free Peoples”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: “\u003cbr\u003eWhat Is Russia Up To Now?”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8: “\u003cbr\u003eThe Russians Are Trying to Chisel Away a Little Here, a Little There”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9: “\u003cbr\u003eHalfbright”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10: “\u003cbr\u003eVandenberg Expressed His Complete Agreement with Me”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11: “\u003cbr\u003eThe President’\u003cbr\u003es Message Faces Facts”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12: “\u003cbr\u003eThe Administration Made a Colossal Blunder in Ignoring the UN”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Part 3: “\u003cbr\u003eThe World Situation Is Very Serious”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13: “\u003cbr\u003eDesperate Men Are Liable to Destroy the Structure of Their Society”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14: “\u003cbr\u003eI Have No Illusions about This So-Called ‘\u003cbr\u003eMarshall Plan’\u003cbr\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15: “\u003cbr\u003eThe Perils of Hunger and Cold in Europe”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16: “\u003cbr\u003eThe Commies Will Be Completely Back in the Saddle”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 17: “\u003cbr\u003eA Problem Which They Themselves Must Meet”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 18: “\u003cbr\u003eA Welcome Beacon in the World’\u003cbr\u003es Dark Night”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Part 4: “\u003cbr\u003eAn Attack against Them All”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 19: “\u003cbr\u003eTheir Hope Must Lie in This New World of Ours”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 20: “\u003cbr\u003eA Sound Answer to Several Critical Necessities”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 21: “\u003cbr\u003eNothing Will Be Done without Consultation with You”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 22: “\u003cbr\u003ePolitics Shall Stop at the Water’\u003cbr\u003es Edge”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 23: “\u003cbr\u003eThe Most Sensible, Powerful, Practicable, and Economical Step”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 24: “\u003cbr\u003eThe Senate Has Lost a Pillar of Strength”\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: A Look Ahead    \u003cbr\u003e Notes    \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography    \u003cbr\u003e Index    \u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Potomac Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52735524995352,"sku":"9781640124820","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/harry-and-arthur-truman-vandenberg-and-the-partnership-that-created-the-free-world-paperback-softback-9781640124820","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}