A must read for anyone interested in Cold War history, this updated edition shows how President Ronald Reagan completed the decades-long process of the containment of communism, thereby bringing the Cold War to an end.
A must-read for anyone interested in Cold War history, grand strategy, and the origins of the post-Cold War world..
He concludes, provocatively, that Reagan more effectively than any other Cold War president drew upon the strengths of both approaches while avoiding their weaknesses.
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.
Roosevelt\'s postwar plans, Gaddis provides a thorough Critical analysis of George F.
Beginning with Franklin D.
This updated edition of Gaddis\' classic carries the history of containment through the end of the Cold War.
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. 3 maps.
A must read for anyone interested in Cold War history, this updated edition shows how President Ronald Reagan completed the decades-long process of the containment of communism, thereby bringing the Cold War to an end
