02778nam 2200637Ia 450 991077741160332120230617035121.01-280-46917-X97866104691780-313-05758-30-313-04844-4(CKB)1000000000452368(EBL)492183(OCoLC)61192657(SSID)ssj0000109961(PQKBManifestationID)11142685(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000109961(PQKBWorkID)10059627(PQKB)10167604(MiAaPQ)EBC492183(Au-PeEL)EBL492183(CaPaEBR)ebr10349355(CaONFJC)MIL46917(EXLCZ)99100000000045236820030522d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBeginnings of the Cold War arms race[electronic resource] the Truman administration and the U.S. arms build-up /Raymond P. OjserkisWestport, CT Praeger20031 online resource (248 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-275-98016-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-229) and index.Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Abbreviations Used in Notes; Introduction; 1. Demobilization; 2. Consolidation; 3. Reconsideration; 4. Transformation; 5. Globalization; 6. Actualization; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThe Truman administration's decision to embark on an arms build-up in 1950 was a critical event. For the first time other than a World War, the United States became a global military presence. Unlike the World Wars, in this instance the deployment lasted decades, altering the nature of the Cold War and the United States' global role. Such a decision deserves a book dedicated to understanding the strategy and politics behind it. The Beginnings of the Cold War Arms Race serves that purpose.||The Beginnings of the Cold War Arms Race reviews the state of American military affairs in the late 1940sMilitary readinessHistory20th centuryArms raceHistory20th centuryCold WarUnited StatesMilitary policyUnited StatesForeign relations1945-1953Military readinessHistoryArms raceHistoryCold War.355355/.033573/09044Ojserkis Raymond P.1969-1465236MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777411603321Beginnings of the Cold War arms race3675134UNINA