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Acheson: The Secretary Of State Who Created The American World
Acheson The Secretary Of State Who Created The American World Author:James Chace Part Two Of Two Parts Dean Acheson was the quintessential man of action. More than any other of Truman's powerful and glamorous advisers, Acheson conceived the shape of the postwar world and mastered the policies that ensured its birth and endurance. He was the driving force behind the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan and NATO. Later, whe... more »n Acheson turned against the Vietnam War, Lyndon Johnson realized that domestic support for his policy had crumbled. ACHESON is not only a masterful biography of a great statesman but it is also an important and dramatic work of history, chronicling the momentous decisions, events, and remarkable personalities of the most critical decades of the American Century. "...a fascinating story of how a debonair and dashing young blade made himself into a blade of steel." (David Fromkin, Author of IN THE TIME OF THE AMERICANS)« less