Dawning of the Cold War : the United States' quest for order

This book is an account of the Cold War. Incorporating the myriad memoirs, scholarly articles, and monographs that have appeared in the wake of Paterson's survey, Randall B.Woods and Howard Jones offer an examination of the issues and forces that shaped the East-West confrontation in the years just after World War II. Contents Preface Acknowledgments Part I. Challenge One. The Grand Alliance and the Road to Victory Two. Harry S. Truman and the Policy of Mediation Three. Walking the Tightrope: James F. Byrnes and the Diplomacy of the Middle Way Four. Confrontation and Containment: From the Iron Curtain Speech to the Paris Peace Conference Part II. Response Five. A Policy of Firmness: The Truman Doctrine and Global Strategy, The Truman Doctrine and Global Strategy Six. The Search for a Creative Peace Through the Marshall Plan Seven. Emerging Crisis in Berlin Eight. Equivalent Response: Berlin Blockade and Airlift Nine. From Berlin to NATO: The Establishment of Order in Western Europe, Ten. Toward New Directions in the Cold War Notes Bibliography Index Incorporating new material from memoirs, scholarly articles and monographs which have appeared in recent years, this book offers a state-of-the-art examination of the issues and forces that shaped the East-West confrontation in the years just after World War II. An account of the origins of the Cold War ; examines the issures that shaped the East-West confrontation before World War II