Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy during the Cold WarOxford University Press, 23 de jun. de 2005 - 512 páginas When Strategies of Containment was first published, the Soviet Union was still a superpower, Ronald Reagan was president of the United States, and the Berlin Wall was still standing. This updated edition of Gaddis' classic carries the history of containment through the end of the Cold War. Beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt's postwar plans, Gaddis provides a thorough critical analysis of George F. Kennan's original strategy of containment, NSC-68, The Eisenhower-Dulles "New Look," the Kennedy-Johnson "flexible response" strategy, the Nixon-Kissinger strategy of detente, and now a comprehensive assessment of how Reagan - and Gorbechev - completed the process of containment, thereby bringing the Cold War to an end. He concludes, provocatively, that Reagan more effectively than any other Cold War president drew upon the strengths of both approaches while avoiding their weaknesses. A must-read for anyone interested in Cold War history, grand strategy, and the origins of the post-Cold War world. |
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Implementing Containment | 53 |
NSC68 and the Korean War | 87 |
Eisenhower Dulles and the New Look | 125 |
Implementing the New Look | 162 |
Kennedy Johnson and Flexible Response | 197 |
Implementing Flexible Response Vietnam as a Test Case | 235 |
Implementing Détente | 307 |
Reagan Gorbachev and the Completion of Containment | 342 |
Epilogue Containment After the Cold War | 380 |
Appendix | 393 |
Notes | 395 |
Bibliography | 455 |
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Nixon Kissinger and Détente | 272 |
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