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Autumn of Our Discontent - Fall 1949 and the Crises in American National Security (Hardcover)
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Autumn of Our Discontent - Fall 1949 and the Crises in American National Security (Hardcover)
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In the Fall of 1949, a series of international events shattered the
notion that the United States would return to its traditional small
peacetime military posture following World War II. Autumn of our
Discontent chronicles the events that triggered the wholesale
review of United States national security policies. The review led
to the adoption of recommendations advanced in NSC-68, which laid
the foundation for America's Cold War activities, expanded
conventional forces, sparked a thermonuclear arms race, and,
equally important to the modern age, established the national
security state--all clear breaks from America's martial past and
cornerstone ideologies. In keeping with the American military
tradition, the United States dismantled most of its military power
following World War II while Americans, in general, enjoyed
unprecedented post-war and peacetime prosperity. In the autumn of
1949, however, the Soviet's first successful test of their own
atomic weapon in August was followed closely by establishment of
the communist People's Republic of China on October 1st shattered
the illusion that American hegemony would remain unchallenged.
Combined with the decision at home to increase the size of the
atomic stockpile on and the on-going debate regarding the "Revolt
of the Admirals," the United States found itself facing a new round
of crisis in what became the Cold War. Curatola explores these
events and the debates surrounding them to provide a detailed
history of an era critical to our own modern age. Indeed, the
security state conceived of in the events of this critical autumn
and the legacy of the choices made by American policymakers and
military leaders continue to this day.
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