Harold Stassen - Eisenhower, the Cold War, and the Pursuit of Nuclear Disarmament

Kaplan's study provides a new perspective on nuclear disarmament during a critical period in US history and sheds light on Eisenhower's approach to international relations.

About the author

Lawrence S. Kaplan is emeritus director of the Lyman L. Lemnitzer Center for NATO and European Union Studies at Kent State University and a professorial lecturer in history at Georgetown University. He is the author or editor of more than two dozen books, including NATO Divided, NATO United: The Evolution of an Alliance and NATO 1948: The Birth of the Transatlantic Alliance.

Summary

In this position, Stassen had the power to profoundly shape the country's foreign policy and became influential in early Cold War policy discussions about the limits and uses of conventional and nuclear weapons. In this nuanced biography, Lawrence S.

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence S Kaplan, Lawrence S. Kaplan
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9780813174860
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-7486-0
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy; Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace; Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace; Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education