Author Description

In narrative and documents, Dr. Graebner carefully traces American foreign policy through fifteen troubled years following World War II. Included are historic speeches by Cordell Hull, Senator Vandenberg, Churchill, Truman, Marshall, Acheson, Dulles, Herter, Gromyko, and many others. In ringing prose, Dr. Graebner points out that the inclination of American leadership to embrace the cause of humanity has resulted in a tendency to pursue abstractions rather than concrete interests.