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Roosevelt's Lost Alliances: How Personal Politics Helped Start the Cold War

Frank Costigliola

This study brings to light key overlooked documents, such as the Yalta diary of Roosevelt's daughter Anna; the intimate letters of Roosevelt's de facto chief of staff, Missy LeHand; and the wiretap transcripts of estranged advisor Harry Hopkins. The book lays out a new approach to foreign relations history.

HistoryAmerican History · medium confidenceAmerican History81 signalsLlm Classifier: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: Politics & Government -> Politics & GovernmentKeyword Classifier: War & Military -> War & MilitaryCold War & Nuclear PoliticsWar & Military StrategyFamily, Childhood & AdoptionAmerican Politics

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
PROSE Award for U.S. History2012Honorable mentionOfficial source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

    These suggestions did not meet the normal display threshold and are more likely to be wrong.

    • Anna Roosevelt45%
    • Harry Hopkins40%
    • Missy LeHand38%

  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    70 / 100 academic

    Academic

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 62%.