Eisenhower and Adenauer : alliance maintenance under pressure, 1953-1960 / Steven J. Brady.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brady, Steven, 1967-

Series:

Harvard Cold War studies book series.

Harvard Cold War studies book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cold War--Diplomatic history.

Cold War.

United States--Foreign relations--Germany (West).

United States.

Germany (West)--Foreign relations--United States.

Germany (West).

United States--Foreign relations--1953-1961.

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969.

Eisenhower, Dwight D.

Adenauer, Konrad, 1876-1967.

Adenauer, Konrad.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (291 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book addresses the US-West German alliance in the 1950s, during which time Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House and Konrad Adenauer in the Federal Chancery. This is a unique multi-lateral, multi-archival work that analyzes the dilemmas and ultimate successes of the Cold War alliance that was most crucial for Western Europe during the early years of the Cold War.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Introduction: Issues, Events, and Personalities; Chapter 2. "Confined to the Smallest Number of Powers": The Peace Offensive after Stalin; Chapter 3. "There Is No Other Foreign Policy": The Road to Berlin; Chapter 4. "The Year Things Began to Get Unstuck": 1955; Chapter 5. "The Key to World Dominance": Western Unity and the Foreign Policy Initiative, 1956; Chapter 6. Toward Berlin and the Status Quo: 1957-1958; Chapter 7. "The Strongest Weapon Is Unity": Berlin, 1958-1960; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-82-16-28197-9

1-282-47922-9

9786612479229

0-7391-4227-5

OCLC:

659564792