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Author Wilson, James Graham, 1980- author.

Title America's cold warrior : Paul Nitze and national security from Roosevelt to Reagan / James Graham Wilson
Published Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2024
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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 319 pages) : illustrations
Contents Men of action -- The levers of influence -- Cold warrior -- NSC-68 -- No exile -- Nuclear crises, 1961–1963 -- Preponderance lost -- Negotiating from weakness, 1969–1975 -- The nitze scenario -- A walk in the woods, 1981–1984 -- The strategic concept -- No retirement, 1989–2004
Summary "This book is a political biography of Paul Nitze, the lead author of NSC-68, who served in eight presidential administrations and contributed to Cold War debates from 1945-1991. It considers his legacies after September 11, 2001, and in the context of Russia and China in the 2020s"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 21, 2024)
Subject Nitze, Paul H., 1907-2004.
Nitze, Paul H., 1907-2004
National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Cold War.
Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
Diplomatic relations
Employees
Military relations
National security
Nuclear weapons -- Government policy
Politics & government.
Politics and Government.
United States -- Officials and employees -- Biography
United States -- Military relations -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Military relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
Soviet Union
United States
Genre/Form Electronic books
Biographies
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2023044265
ISBN 9781501776083
1501776088
9781501776090
1501776096
Other Titles Paul Nitze and national security from Roosevelt to Reagan