A Preponderance of Power: National Security, the Truman Administration, and the Cold War Stanford Nuclear Age Series

Author	Melvyn P. Leffler
Format	Paperback
ISBN	9780804722186
Publication Date	30/09/1993
Publisher	Stanford University Press
Manufacturer	Stanford University Press

This book is about the Truman Administration and their involvement in the Cold War. It presents a new interpretation of U.S. national security policy during the formative stages of the Soviet-American rivalry.

This is the most comprehensive history to date of the Truman Administration's progressive embroilment in the cold war, and it presents a stunning new interpretation of U.S. national security policy during the formative stages of the Soviet-American rivalry. Illustrated with 15 halftones and 10 maps.