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Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy Since 1938 » (REVISED)

Book cover image of Rise to Globalism: American Foreign Policy Since 1938 by Stephen E. Ambrose

Authors: Stephen E. Ambrose, Douglas G. Brinkley
ISBN-13: 9780140268317, ISBN-10: 0140268316
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: September 1997
Edition: REVISED

Author Biography: Stephen E. Ambrose

An historian whose books prompted America to regard its war veterans with newfound reverence, Stephen E. Ambrose was as prolific as he was passionate about his country. His bestsellers chronicled our nation s critical battles and achievements, from his seminal war works D-Day and Band of Brothers to his fitting last love letter To America.

Book Synopsis

This newly revised edition extends its scope to the Middle East, the Iran-Contra affair, and other recent concerns.

Biography

	List of Maps
	Introduction
1	The Twisting Path to War	1
2	The War in Europe	15
3	The War in Asia	35
4	The Beginnings of the Cold War	52
5	The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan	75
6	Containment Tested	95
7	Korea	114
8	Eisenhower, Dulles, and the Irreconcilable Conflict	127
9	From Hungary and Suez to Cuba	151
10	Kennedy and the New Frontiers	171
11	Vietnam: Paying the Cost of Containment	190
12	Nixon, Detente, and the Debacle in Vietnam	224
13	America in the Middle East and Africa	254
14	Carter and Human Rights	181
15	Reagan and the Evil Empire	303
16	The End of the Cold War	352
17	Bush and the Gulf War	381
18	Clinton and Democratic Enlargement	398
	Suggestions for Further Reading	429
	Index	444