On Active Services in Peace and War
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On Active Services in Peace and War

  1. 724 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

On Active Services in Peace and War

About this book

Henry L. Stimson's 1947 autobiography features an account of Stimson's 13 years' public service, and explores his actions, motives, and results in great detail.

On Active Services in Peace and War is highly recommended for those with an interest in the life and work of this great American statesman, and would make for a worthy addition to any collection.

The contents include:
    - Attorney for the Government
    - Roosevelt and Taft
    - Responsible Government
    - The World Changes
    - As Private Citizen
    - Governor General of the Philippines
    - Constructive Beginnings
    - The Beginnings of Disaster
    - The Far Eastern Crisis
    - The Tragedy of Timidity

Henry Lewis Stimson (1867–1950) was an American politician who held many important governmental positions under numerous American presidents, including Herbert Hoover, Harry S. Truman, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. Part I: On Many Fronts
  8. Part II: With Spears of Straw
  9. Part III: Time of Peril
  10. Afterword by Henry L. Stimson
  11. A Note of Explanation and Acknowledgment by McGeorge Bundy
  12. Brief Chronology of World War II
  13. Index