The Atlantic Century: Four Generations of Extraordinary Diplomats Who Forged America's Vital Alliance with Europe

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The Atlantic Century is the first major historical study to re-examine the American-European partnership with an emphasis on the personalities behind the policy. Our strong system of European alliances built during the last century did not happen serendipitously. It was carefully constructed and cemented by a network of diplomats and politicians, who imagined, built, and sustained a new international system. In their vision, America and Europe were part of a single cooperative transatlantic communitynot rivals or one another's periodic savior, as they had been during two world wars. Historian.;PREFACE vii; 1 The Setting 1; 2 A Beginning 11; 3 Some Very Lovely People 29; 4 On the Bench as on the Field 61; 5 Mastering Europe 83; 6 Winds of Change 129; 7 The Ambivalence of Dean Acheson 151; 8 La Priode Texane 183; 9 The Ordeal of Helmut Sonnenfeldt 203; 10 Frayed Edges 247; 11 The Last Dance 273; 12 Coda 295; APPENDIX 305; NOTES 311; SOURCES 419; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 455; INDEX 457. PREFACE vii 1 The Setting 1 2 A Beginning 11 3 Some Very Lovely People 29 4 On the Bench as on the Field 61 5 Mastering Europe 83 6 Winds of Change 129 7 The Ambivalence of Dean Acheson 151 8 La Priode Texane 183 9 The Ordeal of Helmut Sonnenfeldt 203 10 Frayed Edges 247 11 The Last Dance 273 12 Coda 295 APPENDIX 305 NOTES 311 SOURCES 419 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 455 INDEX 457.