A History of American Foreign Policy. By John Holladay Latané, Professor of American History and Creswell Lecturer on International Law in Johns Hopkins University. ( New York: Doubleday, Page, and Company. 1927. Pp. xiv, 725. $4.00)

1965 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 334-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morton A. Kaplan

Senator Fulbright's recent excursion into the analysis of1 foreign policy has been hailed as a breath of fresh air that sweeps away the cobwebs of cant and misunderstanding. The history of postwar foreign policy explains why such a study is needed. The inspiring successes and inventive genius of the first Truman Administration—an era unparalleled in American history for resourceful and courageous adaptation to changing circumstances—have been succeeded by disarray and confusion in American foreign policy. Both the early postwar stereotypes and the grand design of policy are breaking down. Thus the Senator's objective—an objective of unmasking old myths and clarifying new realities—is necessary and salutary.


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