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NATO 1948: the Birth of the Transatlantic Alliance

By Lawrence S , North Atlantic Treaty Organization;Kaplan

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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc.;Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN
9781461640264, 1461640261
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
638 kB (653740 bytes)
Pages
Online Ressource (285 Seiten)\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
History;North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- Hist

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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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