United states and the origins of the cold war, 1941-1947
John Gaddis (Author)
This book moves beyond the focus on economic considerations that was central to the work of New Left historians, examining the many other forces-domestic politics, bureaucratic inertia, quirks of personality, and perceptions of Soviet intentions-that influenced key decision makers in Washington.
432 sidor ; 22.8 cm
9780231122399, 023112239X
1026783078
Preface to the New Edition Preface Abbreviations Used in the Footnotes 1. The Past as Prologue: The American Vision of the Postwar World 2. The Soviet Union and World Revolution: the American View, 1941-1944 3. Cooperating for Victory: Defeating Germany and Japan 4. Repression versus Rehabilitation: The Problem of Germany 5. Security versus Self-Determination: The Problem of Eastern Europe 6. Economic Relations: Lend-Lease and the Russian Loan 7. Victory and Transition: Harry S. Truman and the Russians 8. The Impotence of Omnipotence: American Diplomacy, the Atomic Bomb, and the Postwar World 9. Getting Tough with Russia: The Reorientation of American Policy, 1946 10. To the Truman Doctrine: Implementing the New Policy 11. Conclusion: The United States and the Origins of the Cold War Bibliography Index