The first cold warrior : Harry Truman, containment, and the remaking of liberal internationalism / Elizabeth Edwards Spalding.

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Spalding, Elizabeth Edwards, 1966-

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0813171288
9780813171289
9780813138398
0813138396
128323257X
9781283232579
9786613232571
6613232572

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: First cold warrior.DDC classification:

973.918092 22

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E814 .S63 2006eb

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Contents:

"I'm tired babying the Soviets" : the beginnings of Truman's internationalism -- "The two giant marauders, war and tyranny" : framing containment -- "A growing feeling of certainty in the rightness of our step" : the Truman Doctrine -- "A noble page in world annals" : the politics of the Marshall Plan -- "Bonds far greater than those of mere ideology" : Kennan's sources of Soviet conduct -- "The great principles of human freedom and justice" : the beginning of the Atlantic alliance -- "Peace with freedom and justice cannot be bought cheaply" : the purpose and structure of national security -- "To assure the integrity and vitality of our free society" : the culmination of Truman's containment -- "We must put on the armor of God" : history, faith, and peace in Truman's thought.

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Summary: From the moment he took the oath of office in April 1945, Harry Truman was required to make difficult decisions in an increasingly dangerous world. The results-notably the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-were the building blocks of containment, a strategic approach usually associated with George F. Kennan. In this fresh account, based on primary sources, Elizabeth Edwards Spalding argues that it was Truman himself, shaped by history, experience, and religious faith, who outlined and directed America's practice of containment. In so doing, he esta.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-309) and index.

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From the moment he took the oath of office in April 1945, Harry Truman was required to make difficult decisions in an increasingly dangerous world. The results-notably the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-were the building blocks of containment, a strategic approach usually associated with George F. Kennan. In this fresh account, based on primary sources, Elizabeth Edwards Spalding argues that it was Truman himself, shaped by history, experience, and religious faith, who outlined and directed America's practice of containment. In so doing, he esta.

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