America Enters the Cold War The Road to Global Commitment, 1945-1950 Critical Moments in American History Series
Auteur : Grimm Kevin E.
America Enters the Cold War provides a succinct and insightful analysis of the foreign policy decisions which shaped America?s early involvement in the Cold War. In focusing on key documents and detailing the ideological foundations of U.S. foreign policy, Kevin Grimm situates the events of the early Cold War in the context of postwar American history. Including the full text of primary source documents such as the Long Telegram, the Truman Doctrine, and NSC-68, this text provides an essential overview of this period for students of the Cold War, diplomatic history, and twentieth-century US history and foreign policy.
Introduction
- A World Changes: Europe in the Mid-1940s
- Envisioning the Soviets: Kennan vs. Wallace
- Opening Salvos: Truman and His Doctrine
- How to Fight: NSC-68 and Planning Global Strategy
- The View After: Victories and Costs
- Documents
Kevin E. Grimm is assistant professor of history at Regent University.
Date de parution : 11-2017
15.2x22.9 cm
Date de parution : 11-2017
15.2x22.9 cm
Disponible chez l'éditeur (délai d'approvisionnement : 14 jours).
Prix indicatif 160,25 €
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Mots-clés :
Cold War; Long Telegram; Truman Doctrine; NSC-68; George Kennan; Harry Truman; Soviet Union; 1945; Foreign Policy