NATO Before the Korean War: April 1949-june 1950

Name: NATO Before the Korean War: April 1949-june 1950
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ISBN: 9781606351697

ISBN-10: 1606351699

ISBN-13: 9781606351697

Edition: 2013

Authors: Lawrence S. Kaplan

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Conventional wisdom has the Korean War putting the "O" in NATO. Prior to that time, from the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on April 4, 1949, to the North Korean invasion of South Korea on June 25, 1950, the Treaty allies were just going through the motions of establishing an organization. Historian Lawrence Kaplan argues that this is a mistaken view, and he fills significant blanks in the record of 1949 and 1950, which NATO officials and analysts alike have largely ignored.When the Treaty was signed, the United States hailed the end of its isolationist tradition, as it recognized the necessity of devising new means to cope with the menace of Soviet-led Communism. It was interested in…

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List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Kent State Univ Pr
Binding: Cloth Text
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English