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American Diplomatic History: Two Centuries of Changing Interpretations

American Diplomatic History: Two Centuries of Changing Interpretations

By Jerald A. Combs

University of California Press, 1983, 413 pp.

An admirable survey, based on prodigious reading, of the interaction of contemporary issues and the nature of historical writing. An indispensable reference work for those interested in American diplomatic history.