Author: Cook, Don
Title: Forging the Alliance: NATO, 1945 - 1950
Description: London, Secker & Warburg, (1989). orig.boards. 24x16cm, xiii,306 pp. Minor rubbing. Top page-edges spotted. VG. dustwrapper. ¶ Contents: Introduction by Lord Carrington; Victory & Illusions; 1946: Byrnes Tries for Peace; The Long Telegram & the Iron Curtain Speech; 1947: The Truman Doctrine & the Marshall Plan; Bevin Takes the Initiative; 1948: Talks Begin; Decision in Germany; The Vandenberg Resolution; "The French Are In Our Hair"; Full Speed Ahead; 1949-1950: Alliance Born; The First Forty Years; Appendices: Test of the North Atlantic Treaty; The Vandenberg Resolution.

Keywords: North Atlantic Treaty, NATO, Diplomacy, Diplomatic, Politics Policy, Political History, Foreign Relations, Cold War,