D. F. Fleming

Denna Frank Fleming (1893–1980) was an American historian and political scientist, who is best known for his work The Cold War and Its Origins.

Early life and education

[edit]

He was born in Paris, Illinois, on March 25, 1893, the son of Albert and Eleanor McCormick Fleming.[1] He received his MA and PhD from the University of Illinois.[2]

For almost eight years, between 1939 and 1947, Fleming hosted a weekly radio show on WSM, where he covered current events and politics.[3] The scripts for these broadcasts were later compiled into Fleming's 1944 book While America Slept.[4]

Works

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 89th Congress, First Session. Vol. 111, Part 5. Washington D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 1965. p. 6202.
  2. ^ Fleming, Denna Frank (1962). Does Deterrence Deter? A Study and Commentary. Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee. p. 2.
  3. ^ Bucklin, Steven J. (2001). Realism and American Foreign Policy: Wilsonians and the Kennan-Morgenthau Thesis. The University of Michigan. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-275-96737-6.
  4. ^ Wollbert, Robert Gale (July 1, 1944). "While America Slept". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
[edit]
  • Denna Frank Fleming Papers[1]
    • Chronology (of his life)[2]
  • Big Wars and Small; New York Review of Books[3]
  • Origin of the Cold War, Review by Alan Milchman [4]