{"product_id":"george-f-kennan-and-the-george-f-kennan-9780826211095","title":"George F. Kennan and the Origins of Containment, 1944-1946: The Kennan-Lukacs Correspondence Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1945 the United States saw the Soviet Union as its principal ally. By 1947, it saw the Soviet Union as its principal opponent. How did this happen? Historian John Lukacs has provided an answer to this question through an exchange of letters with George F. Kennan. Their correspondence deals with the antecedents of containment between 1944 and 1946, during most of which time Kennan was at the American embassy in Moscow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKennan had strong opinions about America's appropriate role during and after World War II and is perhaps best known as the architect of America's containment policy. Much has been written about Kennan and containment, but relatively little is known about the events that made him compose and send the Long Telegram in 1946 that ultimately became the draft for foreign policy dealing with the Soviets in the following forty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese letters show Kennan's fear of the extent to which the United States misunderstood the Soviet regime. Especially in 1944, at the time of the Russians' betrayal of the Warsaw Uprising, it became evident that the Soviets were interested in establishing their rigid domination of Eastern and Central Europe and dividing the continent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKennan's letters to Lukacs are thorough and detailed, suggesting that the Truman administration was not in the least premature in opposing the Soviet Union. Indeed, both correspondents suggest that these decisions should have been made earlier. This series of letters will add greatly to our understanding of what preceded containment and the Cold War in 1947.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George F. Kennan, John Lukacs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826211097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826211095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Missouri Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.30h x 4.91w x 0.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1997 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/1997 pg. 149\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/09\/2011 pg. 59","brand":"George F. Kennan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069620711679,"sku":"9780826211095","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe3c2023-9674-4171-acad-fcc315d075bc.jpg?v=1685425637","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/george-f-kennan-and-the-george-f-kennan-9780826211095","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}