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NATO 1948: the Birth of the Transatlantic Alliance

By Lawrence S , North Atlantic Treaty Organization;Kaplan

Book information

Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Year
2010
ISBN
9780742539167, 0742539164, 9780742539174, 0742539172, 9781461640264, 1461640261
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11711064 bytes)
Pages
Online Ressource (285 Seiten)\286
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
History;North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- Hist

Description

This compelling history brings to life the watershed year of 1948, when the United States reversed its long-standing position of political and military isolation from Europe and agreed to an 'entangling alliance' with ten European nations. The historic North Atlantic Treaty was signed on April 4, 1949, but the often-contentious negotiations stretched throughout the preceding year. Lawrence S. Kaplan, the leading historian of NATO, traces the tortuous and dramatic process, which struggled to reconcile the conflicting concerns on the part of the future partners. He brings to life the colorful di.

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