Thomas J. Dodd

""Freedom For Lithuania"" is a book written by Thomas J. Dodd that explores the struggle for independence in Lithuania during the mid-20th century. The book provides a comprehensive account of Lithuania's history and its fight for freedom, detailing the country's occupation by the Soviet Union after World War II and the subsequent resistance movements that emerged in response. Dodd offers a detailed analysis of the political and social factors that contributed to Lithuania's struggle for independence, including the role of the Catholic Church and the impact of the Cold War. The book also includes personal accounts from Lithuanian freedom fighters and their families, providing a human perspective on the events that shaped the country's history. Overall, ""Freedom For Lithuania"" is a powerful and informative book that sheds light on an important chapter in Lithuania's history and the ongoing fight for freedom and democracy around the world.Extension Of Remarks Of Honorable Thomas J. Dodd Of Connecticut In The House Of Representatives, June 1, 1955.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Honduras's longest-serving head of government, Tiburcio Carías (1876--1969) was a larger-than-life figure who had the air of an ordinary, approachable person. During his rule from 1933 to 1949, he variously employed the tactics of a liberal, a conservative, a constitutionalist, and a dictator. Modern Honduras cannot be understood without comprehending his influence. In the -- amazingly -- first biography of this powerful Latin American caudillo, Thomas J. Dodd, a former ambassador to Uruguay and to Costa Rica, offers a vital, riveting account of Carías's life and career.Dodd shows Carías to have been a pragmatist and political survivor. His regime, unique in Central American and Caribbean history, was neither a brutal military government nor draconian and despotic. Unlike Somoza, Batista, Trujillo, and other contemporary dictators, Carías was not assassinated, driven from office, or exiled. He completed his term, stepped down, and remained active in Honduran politics until his death. The National Party he created remains a major political force to this day. Through extensive research into his subject, including correspondence with harsh critics as well as admirers, Dodd achieves a balanced assessment of Carías. The leader created domestic order and political and social stability when he unified his country. At the same time, he allowed local political chieftains and militias to remain in place. His reign was part of a larger sweep of Honduran history from the 1870s to 1949 that witnessed the rise of agrarian capitalism and U.S. domination of the nation's primary economic resource, banana exports. After Carías's death, thousands of Hondurans from across the ideological spectrum turned out to praise the former dictator as a ""restorer of peace"" and ""benefactor of the nation."" Dodd's superb combination of biography and political history explains Carías's rise to power and shows how the trajectory of his public career reflected the life of his country.