The politics of war : the world and United States foreign policy, 1943-1945

A major work of narrative history that brings together diplomatic, economic, and military decisions from the last years of the Second World War to show how the stage was set for many of the postwar conflicts. Acknowledgments Contents Preface to the 1990 Edition Introduction Book One. To The Yalta Conference: From 1943 Through January 1945 1 The Politics of Strategy in Europe 2 The Problem of the Left and Allied Cooperation in Europe 3 Italy and the Restoration of Order 4 France: American Policy and the Ambiguities of Reality 5 Eastern Europe, I: The Case of Poland 6 Eastern Europe, II: Diverse Paths to Security 7 Eastern Europe, III: “With Bow Against Bear“ (October 1944 to January 1945) 8 The Greek Passion 9 The Political Conditions of Military Strategy in the Far East 10 The Epic of China 11 Planning for Peace, I: General Principles 12 Planning for Peace, II: Great Britain in Theory and Practice 13 Planning for Peace, III: The Reintegration of Germany and Russia Book Two. From Yalta Through Potsdam and the End of the War 14 The Yalta Conference: The Effort to Forge a Political Alliance 15 Germany and the End of Illusion 16 Poland and Eastern Europe, 1945: Realities versus Objectives 17 The European Left, 1945: The Politics of Revolutionaries 18 The United Nations and American Global Interests 19 The Economics of Victory 20 Germany: Revenge versus Reintegration 21 The Far East After Yalta: The Dilemma of China and the Future of Japan 22 July 1945: The War with Japan and the Potsdam Conference 23 The Potsdam Conference: The Future of Europe and the End of a Coalition 24 The End of the War and the Revolutionary Tide in the Far East Conclusion Epilogue Notes Index Gabriel Kolko ; With A New Preface And Epilogue By The Author. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [633]-678).