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Ambassador Joseph Kennedy 1938-1940
Ralph F. De Bedts
其他書名
An Anatomy of Appeasement
出版P. Lang, 1985
主題Biography & Autobiography / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / Rich & FamousHistory / United States / 20th CenturyPolitical Science / History & Theory
ISBN082040229X9780820402291
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=q2YaAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Joe Kennedy, in return for his extensive support for President Franklin Roosevelt, became the first Irish-American and the first Catholic to attain the highest U.S. diplomatic post: Ambassador to Great Britain's Court of St. James. But his complete lack of knowledge of Hitler and Nazism and his devotion to international trade led him to a staunch appeasement which lasted even longer than did Chamberlain's. His reports and ambassadorial conversations became increasingly distorted by his appeasement bias. Recalled when his defeatist remarks were no longer tolerable in a Britain under enemy siege, he continued his appeasement and isolationist speeches in the U.S. until the outbreak of war.