{"product_id":"beginnings-of-the-cold-war-raymond-ojserkis-9780275980160","title":"Beginnings of the Cold War Arms Race: The Truman Administration and the U.S. Arms Build-Up","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003ci\u003eThe Beginnings of the Cold War Arms Race\u003c\/i\u003e serves that purpose. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Beginnings of the Cold War Arms Race\u003c\/i\u003e reviews the state of American military affairs in the late 1940s and describes the role of atomic power in American strategy. It also outlines the factional fighting within the Truman administration over military spending and deployments and considers the Truman administration's perceptions of Soviet military power and intentions. The author presents a fascinating account of the strategy and politics behind the Truman administration's decision to engage in a massive arms build-up that initiated the Cold War arms race.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raymond Ojserkis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275980162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275980160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.56h x 6.44w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2004 pg. 176","brand":"Raymond Ojserkis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48152953716991,"sku":"9780275980160","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8818c7fa-ebfe-473e-808c-3a929888a01b.jpg?v=1770780309","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beginnings-of-the-cold-war-raymond-ojserkis-9780275980160","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}