American Opinion and the Russian Alliance, 1939-1945 Am erican O pinion and the Russian A lliance, 1939-1945 B y Ralph B . Levering The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill Copyright ® 1976 by The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America ISBN 0-8078-1260-9 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 76-1996 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Levering, Ralph B American opinion and the Russian alliance, 1939-1945. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. United States—Foreign relations—Russia. "2. Russia—Foreign relations—United States. 3. Russia—Foreign opinion, American. I. Title. v -E183.8.R9L47 327.73*047 76-1996 ISBN 0-8078-1260-9 \ To Patty Preface I xiii 1. Introduction: O f Matter and Method I 3 2. Friend of Fascism, 1939-1941 I 15 3. Is Russia Our Ally? I 39 4. Where Is the Second Front? I 63 5. American Goodwill at High Tide I 91 6. Russia in the Postwar World I 146 7. Ominous Drift: The Election of 1944, Yalta, and Beyond I 169 8. Conclusion: From Partnership to Cold War I 200 Notes I 211 Bibliography I 233 Index I 255 Illustrations Between pages 62 and 63 Cover of Time, 1 January 1940 Cover of Newsweek, 6 October 1941 Cover of Newsweek, 22 June 1942 Cover of Time, 14 December 1942 Cover of Time, 21 December 1942 Cover of Time, 4 January 1943 Cover of Life, 29 March 1943 Cover of Time, 5 February 1945 Between pages 110 and 111 Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Carter; and Mme. Litvinojf Crowd at Second-Front Rally Molotov, Barnes, Stalin} Pavlov, Willkie, and Coates Davies, Litvinoffy and Wallace President Roosevelt, Cordell Hull, and Mrs. Hull Johnston and Dewey President Roosevelt addresses Congress American troops and Soviet soldiers
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