Diplomatic Ramifications of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare, 1939-1941

by Janet M. Manson

In its decision of 7 December 1941 to adopt a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare--the destruction of all vessels entering a designated war zone--the United States not only dramatically reversed its previous foreign policy position of defending freedom of the seas but in doing so adopted a policy that had been one of the chief provocations for U.S. entry into World War I against Germany. Janet M. Manson contends that this decision also proved...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313268940
• ISBN13: 9780313268946
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"