This is the first chapter of a book on military history. It describes how the United States developed its policy of hemispheric defense between 1938 and 1941. The policy was designed to protect the Western Hemisphere from attack by hostile powers.

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hemispheric defense, guarding the united states and its outposts: the framework of hemisphere defense, united states army in ww ii, united states army in world war ii, protecting the western hemisphere

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