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FDR and the Spanish Civil War : neutrality and commitment in the struggle that divided America /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tierney, Dominic, 1977-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 2007.
Series:American encounters/global interactions.
Subjects:
United States > Foreign relations > Spain.
Spain > Foreign relations > United States.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. > (Franklin Delano), > 1882-1945 > Political and social views.
Spain > History > Civil War, 1936-1939 > Diplomatic history.
United States > Foreign relations > 1933-1945.
United States > Foreign relations > 1933-1945 > Decision making.
Intervention (International law) > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • The American sphinx and the Spanish war
  • International intervention and nonintervention
  • Roosevelt's perceptions of the Spanish Civil War, 1936/1937
  • The arms embargo
  • American men, American oil, American arms
  • Roosevelt's perceptions of the Spanish Civil War, 1938/1939
  • Covert aid
  • Mediation, humanitarian relief, and repealing the arms embargo
  • The aftermath
  • From a vicarious sacrifice to a grave mistake.