A Preponderance of Power by Melvyn P. Leffler

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A Preponderance of Power: National Security, the Truman Administration,…

by Melvyn Leffler (otherwise under Melvyn P. Leffler)

Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series (1992)

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Full title (1992): A preponderance of power : national security, the Truman administration, and the Cold War / Melvyn P. Leffler

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This is the most comprehensive history to date of the Truman Administration's progressive embroilment in the cold war, and it presents a stunning new interpretation of U.S. national security policy during the formative stages of the Soviet-American rivalry. Illustrated with 15 halftones and 10 maps.

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