Saving freedom : Truman, the Cold War, and the fight for western civilization
Title:
Saving freedom : Truman, the Cold War, and the fight for western civilization
Author:
Scarborough, Joe, author.
ISBN:
9780062950499
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Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
xxii, 257 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
A strange little man -- Shockers -- Greek fire -- Diplomatic developments -- Met at Armageddon -- The man from Missouri -- Gnawing away -- Steer clear of the foreign world -- Passing the torch -- From building roads to bombing cities -- Crafting the doctrine -- The president proposes -- Vandenberg and the Senate -- A House divided -- Personnel is policy -- The doctrine in action -- Eleven minutes -- Cold War dawn -- Victory in Greece -- Aftermath.
Abstract:
"The host of MSNBC's Morning Joe reveals how President Harry Truman defended democracy against the Soviet threat at the dawn of the Cold War"-- Provided by publisher.
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