Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department

Acheson (1893-1971) was not only present at the creation of the postwar world, he was one of...
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Author: Dean Acheson
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Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department by Acheson, Dean

Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department

€76,16

Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department

€76,16
Author: Dean Acheson
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Acheson (1893-1971) was not only present at the creation of the postwar world, he was one of its chief architects. He joined the Department of State in 1941 as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and, with brief intermissions, was continuously involved until 1953, when he left office as Secretary of State at the end of the Truman years.

Throughout that time Acheson's was one of the most influential minds and strongest wills at work. It was a period that included World War II, the reconstruction of Europe, the Korean War, the development of nuclear power, the formation of the United Nations and NATO. It involved him at close quarters with a cast that starred Truman, Roosevelt, Churchill, de Gaulle, Marshall, MacArthur, Eisenhower, Attlee, Eden Bevin, Schuman, Dulles, de Gasperi, Adenauer, Yoshida, Vishinsky, and Molotov.

Author: Dean Acheson
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 09/17/1987
Pages: 848
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.51lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.18w x 1.60d
ISBN: 9780393304121

About the Author
Acheson, Dean: - Dean Acheson (1893-1971) was an American statesman and lawyer. As United States Secretary of State in the administration of President Harry S. Truman from 1949 to 1953, he played a central role in defining American foreign policy during the Cold War.

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