Franklin Roosevelt and the Origins of the Canadian-American Security Alliance, 1933-1945

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Franklin Roosevelt and the Origins of the Canadian-American Security Alliance, 1933-1945 Necessary, but Not Necessary Enough

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Galen Roger Perras

ISBN: 0-275-95500-1

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-95500-7

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176 pages

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 3/30/1998

List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £76.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Description: In the turbulent years before World War II, U.S. strategic planners struggled with the question of Canadian security. Franklin Roosevelt took a unique interest in America's northern neighbor and persistently encouraged Canada to do more to ensure its own defense especially through alliance with the U.S. This aspect of foreign policy resulted in a delicate balancing act between U.S. officials who sought to downplay the strategic importance of Canada and Canadian leaders who saw American overtures as a threat to Canadian sovereignty.

The first chapter discusses Roosevelt's early efforts between 1933 and 1937 to increase Canadian interest in North American defense. The second follows events up to the outbreak of war. Although Canada had been seen as part of the rival British Empire, Canada now became a natural ally in hemispheric security efforts. Roosevelt's dealings with Canadian Prime Minister W.L.M. King, who would be branded a puppet for these interactions, and the evolution of continental defense efforts are discussed in the third chapter. The fourth chapter chronicles the wartime struggles of two new allies, as Roosevelt became more concerned with Europe and the coming Soviet threat. The final chapter further explains the declining interest in Canada as World War II becomes the focus of American interests.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
A Perfectly Logical and Sensible Thing: Canadian-American Security Relations Prior to 1937
The United States Will Not Stand Idly By: Defending Canada, 1937-1939
Far Better to Trust in the Honor of the United States: Canada-United States Relations, 1939-1941
Not a Particularly Heroic Role: Canada Confronts the United States, 1941-1942
Terribly Serious About the Wrong Things: Roosevelt and Declining American Interest in Canada, 1942-1945
Bibliography
Index

About the Author: GALEN ROGER PERRAS is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the History Department at the University of Calgary. /e He holds an M.A. in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada and a Ph.D. in Canadian and American History from the University of Waterloo. The author of numerous articles, he has also worked as a strategic analyst for the Canadian Department of National Defence.

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