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100 1 _aThompson, Nicholas,
_d1975-
245 1 4 _aThe hawk and the dove :
_bPaul Nitze, George Kennan, and the history of the Cold War /
_cNicholas Thompson.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bHenry Holt,
_c2009.
300 _ax, 403 p., [16] p. of plates :
_bill ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [319]-376) and index.
505 0 _aNow is the time to live -- Charming, witty, and urbane -- A strange intensity, a strange beauty -- Deceit, corruption, penetration, subversion -- Avoid trivia -- Architect of the Cold War -- What we are about -- Confined to Korea -- The full meridian of my glory -- A fully conventional life -- Deadly serious either way -- About 60/40 -- The other side of the barricades -- This delegation is a disaster -- You constantly betray yourself -- I am worried about everything -- We tried, we tried.
520 _aOnly two Americans held positions of great influence throughout the Cold War; ironically, they were the chief advocates for the opposing strategies in that harrowing conflict. Both came to power during World War II, reached their professional peaks during the Cold War's most frightening moments, and fought epic political battles that spanned decades. Yet despite their very different views, Paul Nitze and George Kennan remained good friends all their lives. Nitze--the hawk--believed that the best way to avoid a nuclear clash was to prepare to win one. More than any other American, he was responsible for the arms race. Kennan--the dove--persuasively argued that we should contain the Soviet Union while waiting for it to collapse from within. In following these two rivals and friends from the beginning of the Cold War to its end, Nicholas Thompson tells the story of our nation during the most dangerous half century in history.--From publisher description.
600 1 4 _aKennan, George F.
_q(George Frost),
_d1904-2005
600 1 4 _aNitze, Paul H.
_q(Paul Henry),
_d1907-2004
650 4 _aCold War.
650 4 _aGuerra fría
_93674
650 4 _aNational security
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 4 _aSeguridad nacional
_zEstados Unidos
_xHistoria
_9430
650 4 _aAnti-communist movements
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 4 _aMovimientos anticomunistas
_zEstados Unidos
_xHistoria
_ySiglo XX.
_96843
650 4 _aAmbassadors
_zUnited States.
650 4 _aEmbajadores
_vBiografías
_zEstados Unidos
_9512
651 4 _aUnited States
_xForeign relations
_y1945-1989.
651 4 _aEstados Unidos
_xRelaciones exteriores
_y1945-1989.
_93440
651 4 _aUnited States
_xOfficials and employees.
856 _zContributor biographical information
_uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0908/2009009225-b.html
856 _zPublisher description
_uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0908/2009009225-d.html
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