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Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy during the Cold War

By John Lewis Gaddis

Book information

Year
2005
ISBN
019517447X, 9780195174472, 9781429438216
LCC
E744 .G24 2005
Open Library ID
OL22625789M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
27 MB (28265169 bytes)
Edition
Rev Exp
Pages
512\503
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

When Strategies of Containment was first published, the Soviet Union was still a superpower, Ronald Reagan was president of the United States, and the Berlin Wall was still standing. This updated edition of Gaddis' classic carries the history of containment through the end of the Cold War. Beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt's postwar plans, Gaddis provides a thorough critical analysis of George F. Kennan's original strategy of containment, NSC-68, The Eisenhower-Dulles "New Look," the Kennedy-Johnson "flexible response" strategy, the Nixon-Kissinger strategy of detente, and now a comprehensive assessment of how Reagan-- and Gorbechev-- completed the process of containment, thereby bringing the Cold War to an end. He concludes, provocatively, that Reagan more effectively than any other Cold War president drew upon the strengths of both approaches while avoiding their weaknesses. A must-read for anyone interested in Cold War history, grand strategy, and the origins of the post-Cold War world.

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