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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785001303321

Autore

Bowie Robert R (Robert Richardson), <1909-2013.>

Titolo

Waging peace [[electronic resource] ] : how Eisenhower shaped an enduring cold war strategy / / Robert R. Bowie, Richard H. Immerman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1998

ISBN

0-19-773440-5

0-19-987908-7

1-280-60544-8

0-19-536272-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (330 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ImmermanRichard H

Disciplina

327.73

Soggetti

National security - United States - History - 20th century

Communist countries Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations 1953-1961

United States Foreign relations Communist countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-306) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword; Contents; Introduction; Part I: Prologue; Part II: Processes and Inputs; Part III: The Strategy; Part IV: Epilogue; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Waging Peace offers the first fully comprehensive study of Eisenhower's ""New Look"" program of national security, which provided the groundwork for the next three decades of America's Cold War strategy. Though the Cold War itself and the idea of containment originated under Truman, it was left to Eisenhower to develop the first coherent and sustainable strategy for addressing the issues unique to the nuclear age. To this end, he designated a decision-making system centered around the National Security Council to take full advantage of the expertise and data from various departments and agenci