American Cold War Strategy: Interpreting NSC 68

May, Ernest R., ed

ISBN 10: 0312066376 / ISBN 13: 9780312066376

Published by Bedford Books, Boston, MA, 1993

About this Item

228, wraps, maps, notes, public opinion polls, suggestions for further reading, index, some cover wear, soil, & sticker residue. American Cold War Strategy makes available to students, for the very first time, the complete text of NSC 68--the crucial government memorandum that set American foreign policy for the Cold War. The document is accompanied by 22 commentaries by former U.S. government officials and academic experts, as well as by five foreign scholars. A general introduction by Professor May places NSC 68 in its historical context. May also provides an introductory essay to the commentaries, biographical Information on their authors, and questions to consider when reading the selections. In addition, the volume contains a chronology of the events of the Cold War.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: American Cold War Strategy: Interpreting NSC 68
• Publisher: Bedford Books, Boston, MA
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312066376
• ISBN 13: 9780312066376
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Printing.
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Written in 1950, NSC 68 laid out the rationale for American Cold War strategy.  This volume includes the complete text of NSC 68, followed by commentaries from former officials, specialists on American foreign policy, and American and foreign scholars.  Ernest May's analytical essays discuss the many ways in which this historical document can be read, remembered, and understood.

About the Author

Ernest R. May is one of the leading diplomatic historians in the United States. He is the Charles Warren Professor of History at Harvard University, where he has taught for over three decades and served as dean of Harvard College, director of the Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School of Government, and chair of the History Department. In 1988 he won the Gravemeyer Award for Ideas Contributing to World Order. Among his many books, the most recent are Thinking in Time: The Uses of History for Decision Makers, and The Making of the Monroe Doctrine. He is also the advisory editor to the Bedford Books in American History series.