Winning the peace : the Marshall Plan and America's coming of age as a superpower / Nicolaus Mills.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mills, Nicolaus.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marshall Plan.

United States--Foreign economic relations--Europe.

United States.

International economic relations.

Europe.

Europe--Foreign economic relations--United States.

World politics--1945-1955.

World politics.

Physical Description:

xiii, 290 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2008]

Summary:

Sixty years ago Secretary of State George Marshall revolutionized American foreign policy when he called on the United States to come to the aid of war-torn Europe. In Winning the Peace, historian Nicolaus Mills explores how the Marshall Plan, with its combination of diplomacy and pragmatism, provides us with valuable lessons from the past about what America can and cannot do as a superpower. Mills reminds readers that the U.S. resisted the urge to tell European leaders how things would be, understanding that regional problems required regional solutions. The lessons of the Marshall Plan are key to solving tomorrow's global challenges.

Contents:

Introduction : shared expectations

Lifeline

Roosevelt's general

The organizer of victory

Annus horrendus

The road to June 5

America in Paris

"As though I was running for the Senate or the presidency"

On the campaign trail

Launching the heroic adventure

Exorcising history

Epilogue : the Nobel Peace Prize

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-275) and index.

ISBN:

9780470097557

0470097558

OCLC:

155123661

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