Another such victory : President Truman and the Cold War, 1945-1953 / Arnold A. Offner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Offner, Arnold A.

Series:

Stanford nuclear age series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.

Truman, Harry S.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1953.

United States.

International relations.

Cold War.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1953.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xv, 626 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2002.

Summary:

This book is a provocative and thoroughly documented reassessment of President Truman' s profound influence on U.S. foreign policy and the Cold War. The author contends that Truman remained a parochial nationalist who lacked the vision and leadership to move the United States away from conflict and toward dé tente. Instead, he promoted an ideology and politics of Cold War confrontation that set the pattern for successor administrations.

Contents:

1 Independence to Washington 1

2 First Encounters 22

3 Preparing for Peacemaking 47

4 A Stony Place: Potsdam 71

5 A Personal Declaration of Cold War 100

6 The Year of Decisions 125

7 The Die Is Cast 153

8 In Behalf of Europe: The Truman Doctrine, 1947-1952 185

9 The World Split in Two: The Marshall Plan and the Division of Europe 213

10 Cat on a Sloping Tin Roof: The Berlin Blockade, 1948-1949 245

11 "To Make the Whole World Safe for Jews": Truman and Palestine-Israel 274

12 "Sand in a Rat Hole": Double Policy in China 307

13 Turning Point: Containment Comes to Korea 347

14 Rollback to Retreat: The Politics of War 381

15 Double Containment: America over Europe Divided 424

16 Conclusion: Truman and Another Such Victory 456.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [569]-588) and index.

ISBN:

0804742545

OCLC:

47705545