Title Beginnings of the Cold War arms race : the Truman administration and the U.S. arms build-up / Raymond P. Ojserkis

Published Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 237 pages) Contents Introduction -- Demobilization -- Consolidation -- Reconsideration -- Transformation -- Globalization -- Actualization -- Conclusions Summary The Truman administration's decision to embark on an arms build-up in 1950 was a critical event. For the first time other than a World War, the United States became a global military presence. Unlike the World Wars, in this instance the deployment lasted decades, altering the nature of the Cold War and the United States' global role. Such a decision deserves a book dedicated to understanding the strategy and politics behind it. The Beginnings of the Cold War Arms Race serves that purpose Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-229) and index Notes Print version record Subject Military readiness -- History -- 20th century Arms race -- History -- 20th century Cold War. Arms race Diplomatic relations Military policy Military readiness SUBJECT United States -- Military policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140379 United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140097 Subject United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Greenwood Press (Westport, Conn.) ISBN 0313057583 9780313057588

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