Beschreibung:
NICOLAUS MILLS is a professor of American Studies at Sarah Lawrence College, an editorial board member of Dissent, and a contributor to the American Prospect, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times.
In Winning the Peace, historian Nicolaus Mills explores the Marshall Plan in all its dimensions to provide valuable lessons from the past about what America can and cannot do as a superpower.
Preface. Introduction: Shared Expectations. 1.Lifeline. 2. Roosevelt's General. 3. The Organizer of Victory. 4. Annus Horrendus. 5. The Road to June 5. 6. America in Paris. 7. "As Though I Was Running for the Senate or the Presidency". 8. On the Campaign Trail. 9. Launching the Heroic Adventure. 10. Exorcising History. Epilogue: The Nobel Peace Prize. Acknowledgments. Notes. Index.