| Eisenhower and Adenauer: Alliance Maintenance under Pressure, 1953-1960 Contributor(s): Brady, Steven J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0739142259 ISBN-13: 9780739142257 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $141.57 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Europe - Germany - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 327.730 |
| LCCN: 2009025627 |
| Series: Harvard Cold War Studies Books (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9" (1.20 lbs) 290 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |