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]- The Treaty Veto of the American Senate, 1930
- The United States and the League of Nations, 1918-1920, 1932
- The United States and World Organization, 1920-1933, 1938
- Can We Win the Peace, 1943
- While America Slept, 1944
- The United States and the World Court, 1945
- The Cold War and Its Origins, Vol I, 1917-1950, 1961
- The Cold War and Its Origins, Vol II, 1950-1960, 1961
- The Origins and Legacies of World War I, 1968
- America's role in Asia, 1969
- The Issues of Survival, 1972
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Fleming, Denna Frank (1962). Does Deterrence Deter? A Study and Commentary. Philadelphia: American Friends Service Committee. p. 2.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wollbert, Robert Gale (July 1, 1944). "While America Slept". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
External links
[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]