New Kind of War - America''s Global Strategy and the Truman Doctrine in Greece

Zusatztext `Howard Jones has researched this authoritative study from all the available official archives and a wide range of secondary sources.'Times Literary Supplement Klappentext 'One hopes that everyone concerned about U.S. foreign policy will study Jones's excellent work and absorb its thoughtful admonition.' Zusammenfassung In the aftermath of the Second World War, civil war erupted in Greece between Western-orientated government forces and Communist rebels. The Truman administration subsequently became heavily involved in the internal conflict, including the establishment of an American military presence on Greek soil and regular arms shipments. This early containment policy, focusing on Greece as a crucial outpost in the Mediterranean arena, was symbolic of "America's Commitment to Free World Principles", and her fear that the Soviet's ultimate goal was world domination.

Product details

• Authors: Howard Jones, Howard (Professor of History Jones
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.10.1997
• EAN: 9780195113853
• ISBN: 978-0-19-511385-3
• No. of pages: 342
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History; Internationale Beziehungen, Osteuropa, Griechenland, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, Zweite Hälfte 20. Jahrhundert (1950 bis 1999 n. Chr.), 1940 bis 1949 n. Chr., Europäische Geschichte, Zwischen den Weltkriegen (1919 bis 1939 n. Chr.), Krieg und Verteidigung