From Isolation to War: 1931–1941

Over the past ten years, the study of American diplomacy between the end of World War I and Franklin D. Roosevelt s declaration of war in 1941 has experienced a renaissance of sorts, as evidenced by the publication of a wealth of new studies. In light of this resurgence, From Isolation to War: 1931 1941 has been thoroughly updated to incorporate much of this new research.

The fourth edition of this popular American history textbook includes all new material on the Washington Conference of 1921–22, American attitudes during the Spanish Civil War, Roosevelt s policies toward Jewish refugees, the Welles mission of 1940, and much more. Also new to this edition are nine biographical sketches of U.S. and world leaders, including FDR, Hoover, Churchill, Hitler, and Stalin. As the most up–to–date and comprehensive study of American diplomacy in the lead–up to World War II, the new edition of this landmark work will be embraced by teachers, students, and scholars alike.

Justus D. Doenecke is Professor Emeritus of History at the New College of Florida. He is the author of over a dozen books, including Nothing Less Than War: A New Hisotry of America s Entry Into World War I (2011), Debating Franklin D. Roosevelt s Foreign Policies, 1933 1945 (2005 with Mark A. Stoler), and Storm on the Horizon: The Challenge to American Intervention, 1939 1941 (2003) which was awarded the annual Herbert Hoover Book Award from the Hoover Presidential Library Association as the best book on any topic of American History within the years 1914–1964.

The late John E. Wilz was professor of history at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he was a member of the history faculty from 1958 until his death in 1994. Over the years he served as a mentor to many young historians, and he was the author of numerous books, including In Search for Peace: The Senate Munitions Inquiry, 1934–36 (1963).