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- catalog abstract "In this important study, Chester Pach traces the emergence of military assistance as a major instrument of contemporary American foreign policy. During the early Cold War, arms aid grew from a few country and regional programs into a world-wide effort with an annual cost of more than $1 billion. Pach analyzes the Truman administration's increasing reliance on arms aid - for Latin America, Greece and Turkey, China, and Western Europe - to contain Communist expansion during the late 1940s. He shows that a crucial event was the passage of the Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949, the progenitor of a long series of global, Cold War arms measures. Pach demonstrates that the main impetus for the startling growth of military assistance was a belief that it would provide critical political and psychological reassurance to friendly nations. Although this aid was obstensibly provided for military purposes, the overriding goals were insuring goodwill, raising foreign morale, stiffining the will to resist communism, and proving American resolve and reliability. -- from dust cover.".
- catalog contributor b3001546.
- catalog coverage "United States Foreign relations 1945-1953.".
- catalog created "c1991.".
- catalog date "1991".
- catalog date "c1991.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1991.".
- catalog description "In this important study, Chester Pach traces the emergence of military assistance as a major instrument of contemporary American foreign policy. During the early Cold War, arms aid grew from a few country and regional programs into a world-wide effort with an annual cost of more than $1 billion. Pach analyzes the Truman administration's increasing reliance on arms aid - for Latin America, Greece and Turkey, China, and Western Europe - to contain Communist expansion during the late 1940s. He shows that a crucial event was the passage of the Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949, the progenitor of a long series of global, Cold War arms measures. Pach demonstrates that the main impetus for the startling growth of military assistance was a belief that it would provide critical political and psychological reassurance to friendly nations. Although this aid was obstensibly provided for military purposes, the overriding goals were insuring goodwill, raising foreign morale, stiffining the will to resist communism, and proving American resolve and reliability. -- from dust cover.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-309) and index.".
- catalog description "The emergence of military assistance programs -- Military aid and hemispheric defense -- The limits of aid to China -- The reorientation of America arms aid policy: The near East and the Truman doctrine -- The decision for a global military assistance program -- The dilemma of aid to China -- The mutual defense assistance program.".
- catalog extent "x, 322 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Arming the free world.".
- catalog identifier "0807819433 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Arming the free world.".
- catalog issued "1991".
- catalog issued "c1991.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press,".
- catalog relation "Arming the free world.".
- catalog spatial "United States Foreign relations 1945-1953.".
- catalog subject "355/.032/097309044 20".
- catalog subject "E813 .P27 1991".
- catalog subject "Military assistance, American History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The emergence of military assistance programs -- Military aid and hemispheric defense -- The limits of aid to China -- The reorientation of America arms aid policy: The near East and the Truman doctrine -- The decision for a global military assistance program -- The dilemma of aid to China -- The mutual defense assistance program.".
- catalog title "Arming the free world : the origins of the United States military assistance program, 1945-1950 / Chester J. Pach, Jr.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".