The cold war and the election of 1948

Journal of American History

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1972, Pages 90-110

  Divine, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 84878617787     PISSN: 00218723     EISSN: 19452314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1888388     Document Type: Article

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