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- 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
- Language
- eng
- 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
- 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
- Subject
-
- Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971
- trueBiographies
- trueCold War
- Cold War
- trueHistory Writing -- Cold War
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- 1960s
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Politicians
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Politicians
- Statesmen -- United States -- Biography
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953
- trueUnited States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953
- trueUnited States, Secretary of State
- truePoliticians -- United States -- Biography
- trueAcheson, Dean, 1893-1971
- 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
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 265064
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- 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
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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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
- 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
- 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
Subject
- Acheson, Dean, 1893-1971
- trueBiographies
- trueCold War
- Cold War
- trueHistory Writing -- Cold War
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- 1960s
- trueHistory writing -- United States -- Politicians
- trueLife stories -- Politics | Politicians
- Statesmen -- United States -- Biography
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953
- trueUnited States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953
- trueUnited States, Secretary of State
- truePoliticians -- United States -- Biography
- trueAcheson, Dean, 1893-1971
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