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The Marshall plan : dawn of the cold war / Benn Steil.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: SoundSoundPublisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Audio, [2018]Edition: UnabridgedDescription: 13 audio discs (approximately 990 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • spoken word
Media type:
  • audio
Carrier type:
  • audio disc
ISBN:
  • 9781508252160
  • 1508252165
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Read by Arthur Morey.Summary: In the wake of World War II, with Britain's empire collapsing and Stalin on the rise, US officials under new secretary of state George C. Marshall set out with a plan to reconstruct Western Europe as a bulwark against communist authoritarianism. Their massive, costly, and ambitious undertaking would confront Europeans and Americans alike with a vision at odds with their history and self-conceptions. In the process, they would drive the creation of NATO, the European Union, and a Western identity that continues to shape world events. Focusing on the critical years 1947 to 1949, Benn Steil's thrilling account brings to life the seminal episodes marking the collapse of postwar US-Soviet relations; the Prague coup, the Berlin blockade, and the division of Germany.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Audiobook Adult Audiobook Main Library Audiobook 338.9173 S818 Available 33111009083979
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Read by Arthur Morey.

Compact discs.

In the wake of World War II, with Britain's empire collapsing and Stalin on the rise, US officials under new secretary of state George C. Marshall set out with a plan to reconstruct Western Europe as a bulwark against communist authoritarianism. Their massive, costly, and ambitious undertaking would confront Europeans and Americans alike with a vision at odds with their history and self-conceptions. In the process, they would drive the creation of NATO, the European Union, and a Western identity that continues to shape world events. Focusing on the critical years 1947 to 1949, Benn Steil's thrilling account brings to life the seminal episodes marking the collapse of postwar US-Soviet relations; the Prague coup, the Berlin blockade, and the division of Germany.

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