Eisenhower and Adenauer: Alliance Maintenance under Pressure, 1953-1960 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780739142257)

In the early years of the Atlantic Alliance, no bilateral relationship was more important than that between the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States. Even so, the West German-American alliance was taxing for both sides during much of the first two decades of the Cold War. Ultimately, despite frequent, significant challenges to the alliance from without and within, the two allies managed to achieve a positive and productive relationship - Eisenhower and Adenauer explains how they did so.

In both capitals, the top foreign policy makers were deeply involved in the conduct of what they viewed as a vital bilateral alliance, with both President Dwight Eisenhower and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer taking the lead in his own government. For the Americans, a rearmed FRG tightly bound to the West was the bedrock of any European security policy that could contain the Soviet Union for the long-term. For the West German government, their relationship with the United States was the bedrock of rehabilitation and, indeed, survival as an independent country. In this book, their alliance is closely analyzed to form new knowledge on the West German-American relationship during the Cold War.

Author: Steven J. Brady
ISBN-10: 0739142259
ISBN-13: 9780739142257
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2010
Pages: 290
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.20w x 1.00d