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The Marshall Plan - Dawn of the Cold War (Hardcover)
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The Marshall Plan - Dawn of the Cold War (Hardcover)
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With Britain's empire collapsing and Stalin's ascendant, U.S.
officials under new Secretary of State George C. Marshall set out
to reconstruct western Europe as a bulwark against communist
authoritarianism. Their massive, costly, and ambitious undertaking
would confront Europeans and Americans alike with a vision at odds
with their history and self-conceptions. In the process, they would
drive the creation of NATO, the European Union, and a Western
identity that continues to shape world events. This is the story
behind the birth of the Cold War, and the U.S.-led liberal global
order, told with verve, insight, and resonance for today. Bringing
to bear fascinating new material from American, Russian, German,
and other European archives, Benn Steil's book will forever change
how we see the Marshall Plan. Focusing on the critical years 1947
to 1949, Steil's gripping narrative takes us through the seminal
episodes marking the collapse of postwar U.S.-Soviet relations: the
Prague coup, the Berlin blockade, and the division of Germany. In
each case, Stalin's determination to crush the Marshall Plan and
undermine American power in Europe is vividly portrayed. And in a
riveting epilogue, Steil shows how the forces which clove Europe in
two after the Second World War have reasserted themselves since the
collapse of the Soviet Union. A polished and masterly work of
historical narrative, The Marshall Plan is an instant classic of
Cold War literature.
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