The Time For Decision

The author Welles, was the son of an aristocratic family He began to work for the US State Department and quickly showed an aptitude for the delicate job of international negotiation. His early successes in Japan later brought him to the attention of FDR who brought him into his administration as Under-Secretary of State. While Welles provided FDR with invaluable information about Europe and Japan, his main achievement was the development of US relations with Latin America. As he writes in the Foreword, this book is divided into three parts, 1. the events in Europe between the to great wars. 2. Peoples of the past, present and future in the various areas of the world. and 3. deals with the future. 431 pages