Spirits of the Cold War: Contesting Worldviews in the Classical Age of American Security Strategy

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The book explores the strategic debates within the Eisenhower administration during the early Cold War, highlighting the need for a new American approach to global politics. It presents the formation of teams tasked with developing competing policies that reflected differing visions of America's role in the world. Through extensive archival research, it delves into the cultural and intellectual contexts of these debates, offering a rigorous analysis of American security discourse and its foundational ideas during this pivotal period.