China, the struggle for power, 1917-1972

History

Thornton, Richard C.

Asia

Indiana University Press

China: A Political History, 1917-1980

Reference

Routledge

Westview Press

Examines Nixon's foreign policy, and shows how the Watergate Affair resulted in Henry Kissinger gaining more influence.

The Nixon-Kissinger Years: Reshaping of America's Foreign Policy

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Washington Inst Pr

This book, reprinted from the original 1991 edition, is still the classic on President Carter's foreign policy."No government can at the same time protect the nation's security and tell its people the truth. All governments seek to bridge the gap to one degree or another, but never succeed completely. The width of the resulting gap between truth and security denotes a government's credibility, or lack of it."  Richard C. ThorntonAlthough Jimmy Carter came to office fully prepared to carry forward the general strategy of a new global order initiated by Henry Kissinger in 1973, his administration immediately encountered a Soviet Union embarked upon a multi-pronged geopolitical offensive, backed by a major advance in strategic weaponry, which threatened to undermine America's global position. Recognition of the Soviet offensive forced a reconsideration of American strategy, splitting the new administration. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance insisted that the strategy of a new global order, whose prerequisite was detente with the Soviet Union, remained viable. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, on the other hand, argued that a temporary return to some modified form of containment was necessary. President Carter, caught between the diametrically conflicting advice of his principal advisers, vacillated-at times supporting the views of one adviser, then the other. Even though Secretary Vance generally prevailed, the result was that indecision and vacillation marked the foreign policy of the Carter years.Written by a leading expert in the field of history and international affairs, readers will gain a deeper appreciation for the forces at work during the Carter years and how decisions made during that time influenced US history.

The Carter Years: Toward a New Global Order

The Reagan Revolution, I: The Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy describes the domestic decision-making process relating to the formulation of U.S. foreign policy during the first two years of the Reagan administration.

The Reagan Revolution, I: The Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy

Religion & Spirituality

Trafford Publishing

An expose of the Regan Adminstration's role in the war that ended Argentina's nuclear program and helped keep Margaret Thatcher in power.

The Falklands Sting: Reagan, Thatcher, and Argentina's Bomb

Potomac Books Inc.

Odd Man Out is a novel assessment of the motives and strategies of Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong as they struggled to maneuver their countries into positions of advantage in the postwar world. Their successes and failures resulted in the catastrophic event that globalized the Cold War ---the Korean War. Based on recently released secret documents, Richard Thornton puts the reader inside the American, Soviet and Chinese decision-making processes during these earth-shaking events, events that have been misinterpreted for decades.

Odd Man Out: Truman, Stalin, Mao, and the Origins of the Korean War

Military

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