ABSTRACT

This book argues that the period of U.S. neutrality at the beginning of World War II was crucial in developing the concepts of interdependence and national security that remain integral to U.S. foreign policy today.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|13 pages

The American Theorem

chapter 5|26 pages

Coexistence with Nazi Europe: One Scenario

chapter 8|13 pages

The Expansion of the Western Hemisphere

chapter 9|21 pages

Defending the Continent

chapter 10|18 pages

Greenland and Iceland

chapter 12|8 pages

Conclusion: The Pearl and the Oyster