The national security : its theory and practice, 1945-1960 / / edited by Norman A. Graebner

• Pubblicazione: New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1986; ©1986
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (329 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.033073
• Soggetto topico: National security - United States; Civil-military relations - United States - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States Military policy
• Persona (resp. second.): GraebnerNorman A.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; A Note on the Contributors; Introduction: The Sources of Postwar Insecurity; THE COURSE OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY; 1 The National Security Policy from Truman to Eisenhower: Did the ""Hidden Hand"" Leadership Make Any Difference?; 2 Economic Foreign Policy and the Quest for Security; THE EVOLUTION OF NUCLEAR PLANNING; 3 Scientists, Arms Control, and National Security; 4 The Origins of Overkill: Nuclear Weapons and American Strategy; THE BUREAUCRATIC AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT; 5 Civil-Military Relations: The President and the General ; 6 The Presidency and National Security Organization7 The Domestic Politics of National Security; Conclusion: The Limits of Nuclear Strategy; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume, a collection of papers given at a conference at West Point, examines the national security policies developed by the United States under the Truman and Eisenhower administrations.
• Titolo autorizzato: The national security
• ISBN: 1-280-52310-7; 9786610523108; 0-19-802103-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782543303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II