

Story behind the birth of the Cold War, and the U.S.-led liberal global order, told with verve, insight, and resonance for today. In the process, they would drive the creation of NATO, the European Union, and a Western identity that continues to shape world events.This is the Their massive, costly, and ambitious undertaking would confront Europeans and Americans alike with a vision at odds Marshall set out to reconstruct western Europe as a bulwark against communist authoritarianism. officials under new Secretary of State George C. A polished and masterly work of historical narrative, The Marshall Plan is an instant classic of Cold War literature.With Britain's empire collapsing and Stalin's ascendant, U.S.


