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Dean Acheson : a life in the Cold War, Robert L. Beisner

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Dean Acheson was one of the most influential Secretaries of State in U.S. history, presiding over American foreign policy during the pivotal decade after World War II. During his vastly influential career, Acheson spearheaded the greatest foreign policy achievements in modern times, ranging from the Marshall Plan to the establishment of NATO. In a book filled with insight based on research in government archives, memoirs, letters, and diaries, historian Beisner illuminates Acheson's policy-making, describing how he led the State Department and managed his relationship with Truman. The book examines Acheson's major triumphs, including the highly underrated achievement of converting West Germany and Japan from mortal enemies to prized allies, and does not shy away from examining his missteps. But underlying all his actions, Beisner shows, was a tough-minded determination to outmatch the strength of the Soviet bloc--indeed, to defeat the Soviet Union at every turn.--From publisher description
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xiv, 800 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • Patterns of peril : joining the cold warriors
  • 4.
  • Rome and Carthage : the Truman Doctrine
  • 5. The
  • Marshall Plan and return to private life
  • pt. 2
  • 6. The
  • inner and outer Acheson
  • 7.
  • Acheson, the president and the State Department
  • Acknolwedgments
  • 8.
  • Keeping the Americans in, the Russians out, and the Germans down, 1949
  • 9.
  • Strategy in Europe : backing the West, probing the East
  • 10.
  • Looking for chances in China, 1949
  • 11.
  • Neither wood nor ivory : checkmated in China, 1949-1950
  • 12.
  • Other early encounters with Asia and the Middle East
  • Definitions of acronyms and abbreviations
  • pt. 3
  • 13.
  • Weapons : the H-bomb
  • 14.
  • Words : NSC-68, public opinion, and total diplomacy
  • 15.
  • Real diplomacy, in Europe, 1949-1950
  • 16.
  • Plunge into the unknown : the United States, Indochina, and China on the eve of the Korean War
  • 17.
  • 1.
  • Friends in place : Acheson and Alger Hiss
  • 18.
  • Evil days --
  • Introduction : "The shiniest fish that ever came out of the sea"
  • pt. 1
  • 2.
  • Rare meat : adding reach to power
  • 3.
  • Acceleration from a running start
  • pt. 5
  • 23.
  • In thrall : ironic failures in Korea
  • 24.
  • Job's comforter and the Mad Satrap
  • 25.
  • Captives of war
  • 26.
  • At different ends of the triangle : domestic debates, European armies, British allies
  • pt. 4
  • pt. 6
  • 27.
  • Command in Japan
  • 28.
  • Failure in Indochina and China
  • 29.
  • Razor edge sensibilities : ANZUS and India
  • 30.
  • Falling between two stools : the Middle East, North Africa, and Africa
  • 31.
  • 19.
  • Picking up sticks in Egypt and Iran
  • 32.
  • Jousting with Mosadeq, waiting for Nasser
  • 33.
  • Latin America : critical but not serious
  • pt. 7
  • 34.
  • Lisbon to letdown : the fate of the EDC
  • 35.
  • Apples of discord : Germany and the Soviet Union, 1952
  • Testing ground - Korea
  • 36.
  • Scope for the exercise of every vital power
  • 37.
  • Conclusion : Power for a purpose
  • A
  • note to the reader
  • Notes
  • Index
  • 20.
  • In the cockpit
  • 21.
  • Prodding evolution with action : German rearmament
  • 22.
Isbn
9780195045789
Instance
Label
Dean Acheson : a life in the Cold War
Title
Dean Acheson
Title remainder
a life in the Cold War
Statement of responsibility
Robert L. Beisner
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Dean Acheson was one of the most influential Secretaries of State in U.S. history, presiding over American foreign policy during the pivotal decade after World War II. During his vastly influential career, Acheson spearheaded the greatest foreign policy achievements in modern times, ranging from the Marshall Plan to the establishment of NATO. In a book filled with insight based on research in government archives, memoirs, letters, and diaries, historian Beisner illuminates Acheson's policy-making, describing how he led the State Department and managed his relationship with Truman. The book examines Acheson's major triumphs, including the highly underrated achievement of converting West Germany and Japan from mortal enemies to prized allies, and does not shy away from examining his missteps. But underlying all his actions, Beisner shows, was a tough-minded determination to outmatch the strength of the Soviet bloc--indeed, to defeat the Soviet Union at every turn.--From publisher description
Biography type
individual biography
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265064
Cataloging source
DLC
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Beisner, Robert L
Dewey number
  • 973.918092
  • 920
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
E748.A15
LC item number
B45 2006
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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True
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  • Acheson, Dean
  • Statesmen
  • United States
  • Cold War
Target audience
adult
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
a life in the Cold War
Label
Dean Acheson : a life in the Cold War, Robert L. Beisner
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [661]-768) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Patterns of peril : joining the cold warriors
  • 4.
  • Rome and Carthage : the Truman Doctrine
  • 5. The
  • Marshall Plan and return to private life
  • pt. 2
  • 6. The
  • inner and outer Acheson
  • 7.
  • Acheson, the president and the State Department
  • Acknolwedgments
  • 8.
  • Keeping the Americans in, the Russians out, and the Germans down, 1949
  • 9.
  • Strategy in Europe : backing the West, probing the East
  • 10.
  • Looking for chances in China, 1949
  • 11.
  • Neither wood nor ivory : checkmated in China, 1949-1950
  • 12.
  • Other early encounters with Asia and the Middle East
  • Definitions of acronyms and abbreviations
  • pt. 3
  • 13.
  • Weapons : the H-bomb
  • 14.
  • Words : NSC-68, public opinion, and total diplomacy
  • 15.
  • Real diplomacy, in Europe, 1949-1950
  • 16.
  • Plunge into the unknown : the United States, Indochina, and China on the eve of the Korean War
  • 17.
  • 1.
  • Friends in place : Acheson and Alger Hiss
  • 18.
  • Evil days --
  • Introduction : "The shiniest fish that ever came out of the sea"
  • pt. 1
  • 2.
  • Rare meat : adding reach to power
  • 3.
  • Acceleration from a running start
  • pt. 5
  • 23.
  • In thrall : ironic failures in Korea
  • 24.
  • Job's comforter and the Mad Satrap
  • 25.
  • Captives of war
  • 26.
  • At different ends of the triangle : domestic debates, European armies, British allies
  • pt. 4
  • pt. 6
  • 27.
  • Command in Japan
  • 28.
  • Failure in Indochina and China
  • 29.
  • Razor edge sensibilities : ANZUS and India
  • 30.
  • Falling between two stools : the Middle East, North Africa, and Africa
  • 31.
  • 19.
  • Picking up sticks in Egypt and Iran
  • 32.
  • Jousting with Mosadeq, waiting for Nasser
  • 33.
  • Latin America : critical but not serious
  • pt. 7
  • 34.
  • Lisbon to letdown : the fate of the EDC
  • 35.
  • Apples of discord : Germany and the Soviet Union, 1952
  • Testing ground - Korea
  • 36.
  • Scope for the exercise of every vital power
  • 37.
  • Conclusion : Power for a purpose
  • A
  • note to the reader
  • Notes
  • Index
  • 20.
  • In the cockpit
  • 21.
  • Prodding evolution with action : German rearmament
  • 22.
Control code
17564741
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xiv, 800 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780195045789
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
2006010820
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)ocm67239626
Label
Dean Acheson : a life in the Cold War, Robert L. Beisner
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [661]-768) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Patterns of peril : joining the cold warriors
  • 4.
  • Rome and Carthage : the Truman Doctrine
  • 5. The
  • Marshall Plan and return to private life
  • pt. 2
  • 6. The
  • inner and outer Acheson
  • 7.
  • Acheson, the president and the State Department
  • Acknolwedgments
  • 8.
  • Keeping the Americans in, the Russians out, and the Germans down, 1949
  • 9.
  • Strategy in Europe : backing the West, probing the East
  • 10.
  • Looking for chances in China, 1949
  • 11.
  • Neither wood nor ivory : checkmated in China, 1949-1950
  • 12.
  • Other early encounters with Asia and the Middle East
  • Definitions of acronyms and abbreviations
  • pt. 3
  • 13.
  • Weapons : the H-bomb
  • 14.
  • Words : NSC-68, public opinion, and total diplomacy
  • 15.
  • Real diplomacy, in Europe, 1949-1950
  • 16.
  • Plunge into the unknown : the United States, Indochina, and China on the eve of the Korean War
  • 17.
  • 1.
  • Friends in place : Acheson and Alger Hiss
  • 18.
  • Evil days --
  • Introduction : "The shiniest fish that ever came out of the sea"
  • pt. 1
  • 2.
  • Rare meat : adding reach to power
  • 3.
  • Acceleration from a running start
  • pt. 5
  • 23.
  • In thrall : ironic failures in Korea
  • 24.
  • Job's comforter and the Mad Satrap
  • 25.
  • Captives of war
  • 26.
  • At different ends of the triangle : domestic debates, European armies, British allies
  • pt. 4
  • pt. 6
  • 27.
  • Command in Japan
  • 28.
  • Failure in Indochina and China
  • 29.
  • Razor edge sensibilities : ANZUS and India
  • 30.
  • Falling between two stools : the Middle East, North Africa, and Africa
  • 31.
  • 19.
  • Picking up sticks in Egypt and Iran
  • 32.
  • Jousting with Mosadeq, waiting for Nasser
  • 33.
  • Latin America : critical but not serious
  • pt. 7
  • 34.
  • Lisbon to letdown : the fate of the EDC
  • 35.
  • Apples of discord : Germany and the Soviet Union, 1952
  • Testing ground - Korea
  • 36.
  • Scope for the exercise of every vital power
  • 37.
  • Conclusion : Power for a purpose
  • A
  • note to the reader
  • Notes
  • Index
  • 20.
  • In the cockpit
  • 21.
  • Prodding evolution with action : German rearmament
  • 22.
Control code
17564741
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xiv, 800 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780195045789
Isbn Type
(alk. paper)
Lccn
2006010820
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)ocm67239626

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