Dean Acheson and the Creation of an American World Order

Name: Dean Acheson and the Creation of an American World Order
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ISBN: 9781574889277

ISBN-10: 1574889273

ISBN-13: 9781574889277

Edition: 2008

Authors: Robert J. McMahon

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This compact and accessible biography critically assesses the life and career of Dean Acheson, one of America's foremost diplomats and strategists. As a top State Department official from 1941 to 1947 and as Harry S. Truman's secretary of state from 1949 to 1953, Acheson shaped many of the key U.S. foreign policy initiatives of those years, including the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the rebuilding of Germany and Japan, America's intervention in Korea, and its early involvement in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Right up until his death in 1971, Acheson continued to participate in major policy decisions and debates, including…

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List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Potomac Books, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.91" wide x 9.84" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Series Editor's Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Years of Preparation



From World War to Cold War: Climbing the Rungs of Power



Constructing an Atlantic Community



Into the Cauldron



The Crucible of War



Elder Statesman


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliographic Essay


Index


About the Author