Amos Perlmutter (–2001)
Autor von Two Minutes Over Baghdad
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Wissenswertes
- Todestag
- 2001-06-12
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- Poland
- Geburtsort
- Bialystok, Poland
- Sterbeort
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Ausbildung
- University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
- Berufe
- political scientist
professor - Organisationen
- American University
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Statistikseite
- Werke
- 14
- Mitglieder
- 148
- Beliebtheit
- #140,180
- Bewertung
- 3.7
- Rezensionen
- 2
- ISBNs
- 35
- Sprachen
- 1
The book well supports the author's premise, which I have long suspected. Roosevelt's model was a Wilsonian, "one world" view, basically "why can't we all get along?" This view may work well for a camp sing-along but not well in the real world, as governments that want to win rather than want peace get their way. Ultimately the people of Central and Eastern Europe were subjected to years of enslavement as a result.
I have always been of a conviction that FDR was overrated. He was a man who lacked firm convictions other than that he should be President. I rated the book three rather than four stars since I found the coverage of Winston Churchill's role unsatisfying. On the other hand, I was quite satisfied with his coverage of Roosevelt and Stalin.… (mehr)