American Cold War strategy : interpreting NSC 68
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American Cold War strategy : interpreting NSC 68
(Bedford books in American history)
Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, c1993
- : hbk.
- : pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-211) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Makes available to students the complete text of "NSC 68" - the crucial government memorandum that set American foreign policy for the Cold War. The document is accompanied by 22 commentaries - many of which were written specifically for this book by former US Government officials and academicians, including five foreign scholars - that critically evaluate the document from a wide spectrum of viewpoints. A general introduction by Ernest May places "NSC 68" in its historical context. May also provides an essay-length introduction to the commentaries, biographical information on their authors and questions to consider when reading the selections. In addition, the volume contains a chronology of the events of the Cold War.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 The document: "NSC 68" - United States objectives and program for national security (April 14, 1950). Part 2 Commentaries: eyewitness testimony
- later officials' retrospects
- interpreters of US foreign policy
- American interpreters of American history
- a world historian and a social scientist
- foreign scholars.
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