The A to Z of U.S. Diplomacy from World War I Through World War II

The period from the beginning of World War I to the end of World War II was one of the most significant in the history of the United States. Twice the nation was drawn into "foreign entanglements"---wars it initially thought were of no concern and therefore tried to steer clear of---only to realize it could not stand aside. With each war, the United States geared up in record time, entered the fray, and was crucial to the outcome. Each tested the American people and their leaders, and in each case the country came out of the conflagration stronger than before and emerged as a world leader.

The A to Z of U.S. Diplomacy from World War I through World War II relates the events of this crucial period in U.S. history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and more than 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on key people, places, events, institutions, and organizations.

Martin Folly is senior lecturer of U.S. and international history at Brunel University in Uxbridge, UK. He is an expert in U.S. foreign policy in the 1930s, World War II, and the Cold War, His publications include The United States in World War II: The Awakening Giant (2002)
Niall Palmer is lecturer of politics and history at Brunel University. He is author of The Twenties in America: Politics and History (2006).