The United States and NATO: The Formative Years

By Lawrence S. Kaplan

Book Overview

The creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was one of the most important accomplishments of American diplomacy in countering the Soviet threat during the early days of the Cold War. Why and how such a reversal of a 150-year nonalignment policy by the United States was brought about, and how the goals of the treaty became a reality, are questions addressed here by a leading scholar of NATO. The importance of restoring Europe to strength and stability in the post-World War II years wa

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813152976
• ISBN13: 9780813152974
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher