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America, Hitler and the UN: How the Allies Won World War II and Forged Peace

Book information

Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Year
2011
ISBN
1848853084, 978-1-8488-5308-9
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6509447 bytes)
Pages
273\273
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

On January 1, 1942, Churchill and Roosevelt issued a "Declaration" by United Nationswith 24 other states. This marked the beginning of the UN in a real and tangible form. Yet today many people have forgotten that the UN was forged in the midst of the confusion and complexity of wartime. How did the armies of the United Nations co-operate in the final years of World War II to contain - and ultimately reverse -- Nazi expansionism? And when and for what purpose did the UN undertake to tackle the international economic and social challenges, not only of warfare but of a post-war world transformed beyond recognition?Drawing on previously unknown material from the UN archives, Dan Plesch analyzes responses at all levels of society, from high level political elites to grass roots level. Arguing that the Allied defeat of Nazism should properly be called a United Nations victory, Dan Plesch has pieced together the full story of how the UN intervened in surprising ways at a pivotal time in European history. America, Hitler and the UN  is an important addition to the literature of World War II and essential reading for anyone with an interest in military or diplomatic history or contemporary international relations.

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