America unbound : world war ii and the making of a superpower

Whether World War II made or merely marked the transition of the United States from a major world power to a superpower, the fact remains that America's role in the world around it had undergone a dramatic change. Other nations had long recognized the potential of the United States. They had seen its power exercised regularly in economics, if only sparodically in politics. But World War II, and the landscape it left behind, prompted American leaders and the Congress to conclude that they had to use the nation's strength to protect and advance its interests. Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction....Pages 1-12 Power and Superpower: The Impact of Two World Wars on America’s International Role....Pages 13-35 U.S. Globalism: The End of the Concert of Europe....Pages 37-54 American Empire, American Raj....Pages 55-72 The Legacy of World War II for American Conventional Military Strategy: Should We Escape It?....Pages 73-93 America and Wartime Changes in Intelligence....Pages 95-106 Soviet Espionage and the Office of Strategic Services....Pages 107-138 U. S. Economic Strategy in World War II: Wartime Goals, Peacetime Plans....Pages 139-157 Genocide Treaty Ratification: Ending an American Embarrassment....Pages 159-179 Back Matter....Pages 181-188