"American Liberalism, the Cold War, and the Lessons of History"

Alonzo Hamby, Distinguished Professor of History, Ohio University, takes a glance at the world of Harry Truman versus today, with a focus on liberal factions. (George Mason University's History News Network, POTUS blog, July 10, 2006)

Books mentioned in the post include:


The First Cold Warrior: Harry Truman, Containment, and the Remaking of Liberal Internationalism

The Good Fight: Why Liberals---and Only Liberals---Can Win the War on Terror and Make America Great Again

A Progressive Strategy to Defeat Jihadism and Defend Liberty

Mr. Hamby is the author of

For the Survival of Democracy: Franklin Roosevelt and the World Crisis of the 1930s