The United States and NATO: The Formative Years

The creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was one of the most important accomplishments of American diplomacy in countering the Soviet threat during the early days of the Cold War. Why and how such a reversal of a 150-year nonalignment policy by the United States was brought about, and how the goals of the treaty became a reality, are questions addressed here by a leading scholar of NATO. The importance of restoring Europe to strength and stability in the post-World War II years wa

Author: Lawrence S. Kaplan
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780813152974

About the Author

Lawrence S. Kaplan is University Professor of History and director of the Lyman L. Lemnitzer Center for NATO Studies at Kent State University.

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