Charles A. Lindbergh and the Battle Against American Intervention in World War II

From the preface: Easily the most popular and controversial "isolationist," "noninterventionist," leader was the famed aviator Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh. From September, 1939, when he began speaking out against American entry into World War II, until he was silenced by the Japanese attack more than two years later, Lindbergh was the most praised, the most criticized, and the most maligned noninterventionist in the United States. No one played a more prominent role in opposing the foreign policies of the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. A study of Lindbergh's battle against American entry into World War II goes to the heart of that noninterventionist effort. His defeat was the defeat of American isolationism. Though Lindbergh's battle against intervention ended with Pearl Harbor, many of his ideas looked ahead to issues of more recent times. His emphasis on the importance and limits of power in international affairs was consistent with the "realist" approach so popular after World War II. His contention that the United States could not and should not remake the world in its own image has a decidedly contemporary ring to it. His warnings against excessive presidential power, secrecy, and deception in foreign affairs have striking parallels with American concerns a generation later. The abuse he suffered at the hands of his opponents, moreover, illustrated the heavy toll that can be exacted from those who exercise their democratic rights and responsibilities by opposing administration foreign policies that they believe to be unwise. Preface ix 1 The Great Debate...3 I Preparation 2 The Making of a Hero...17 3 The English, the French, and the Russians...25 4 Air Power and Nazi Germany...31 5 That German Medal...41 6 Munich...47 7 French Failures...57 II "The Truth Without Prejudice and Without Passion" 8 Home Again...65 9 The Battle Begins...70 10 The European War and Western Civilization...78 11 Air Power and American Defense...87 12 The Russo-German War...95 III The Battle of the Committees 13 Veterans and Legionnaires...103 14 No Foreign War Committee...109 15 America First...115 16 The Roosevelt Administration...125 17 The Interventionists Organize...136 18 "Is Lindbergh a Nazi?"...142 IV "War Agitators" and American Democracy 19 "Who Are the War Agitators?"...157 20 Capitalists, Intellectuals, and the British...164 21 The Jewish Interventionists...171 22 "Government by Subterfuge"...186 23 The End Is Near...196 V Aftermath 24 Pearl Harbor...207 25 Rebuffed by FDR...212 26 A War to Fight...220 27 New Horizons...229 Notes...241 Selected Bibliography...277 Index...285 Examines The Personal Reasons For Lindbergh's Opposition To U.s. Entry In The War, His Wartime Activities And Charges Of His Antagonist. The Great Debate -- The Making Of A Hero -- The English, The French, And The Russians -- Air Power And Nazi Germany -- That German Medal -- Munich -- French Failures -- Home Again -- The Battle Begins -- The European War And Western Civilization -- Air Power And American Defense -- The Russo-german War -- Veterans And Legionnaires -- No Foreign War Committee -- Amerifirst -- The Roosevelt Administration -- The Interventionists Organize -- Is Lindbergh A Nazi? -- Who Are The War Agitators? -- Capitalists, Intellectuals, And The British -- The Jewish Interventionists -- Government By Subterfuge -- The End Is Near -- Pearl Harbor -- Rebuffed By Fdr -- A War To Fight -- New Horizons. [by] Wayne S. Cole. Bibliography: P. 279-284. The story of Charles Lindbergh's staunch opposition to American intervention during World War II and the reasons why. Hardcover. Original jacket. Stated First Edition, letter line goes to B (the HBJ 1st/1st standard). Light toning and edge wear. Very Good/Very Good.