| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 689 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Stanford nuclear age series |
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Stanford nuclear age series.
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| Contents |
Ambivalence, disorganization, and the East European litmus test, 1945 -- Global security, 1945 -- The Cold War begins, January-November 1946 -- From the Truman doctrine to the National Security Act, November 1946-July 1947 -- The Marshall Plan, Germany, and the European cold war, June 1947-June 1948 -- Goals, tactics, and the budgetary conundrum, 1947-1948 -- Acheson takes command, November 1948-September 1949 -- Problems, risk-taking, and NSC 68, September 1949 June 1950 -- Wresting the initiative, June-November 1950 -- Progress amidst anxiety, November 1950-September 1951 -- Preponderance amidst instability, September 1951-January 1953 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 641-671) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
National security -- United States.
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Cold War.
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Diplomatic relations
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National security
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140097
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| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0804719241 |
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9780804719247 |
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0804722188 |
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9780804722186 |
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