TY - BOOK AB - Reassessment of President Truman's profound influence on U.S. foreign policy and the Cold War. The author contends that Truman remained a parochial nationalist who lacked the vision and leadership to move the United States away from conflict and toward détente. Instead, he promoted an ideology and politics of Cold War confrontation that set the pattern for successor administrations. AU - Offner, Arnold A. CN - E813 CN - E813 CY - Stanford, Calif. : DA - 2002. ID - 1381242 KW - Cold War. KW - Guerre froide. KW - Diplomatic relations. KW - Politics and government. KW - Außenpolitik KW - Ost-West-Konflikt KW - Buitenlandse politiek. KW - Anticommunisme. KW - Koude Oorlog. KW - Cold War. N2 - Reassessment of President Truman's profound influence on U.S. foreign policy and the Cold War. The author contends that Truman remained a parochial nationalist who lacked the vision and leadership to move the United States away from conflict and toward détente. Instead, he promoted an ideology and politics of Cold War confrontation that set the pattern for successor administrations. PB - Stanford University Press, PP - Stanford, Calif. : PY - 2002. SN - 0804742545 SN - 9780804742542 SN - 0804747741 SN - 9780804747745 T1 - Another such victory :President Truman and the Cold War, 1945-1953 / TI - Another such victory :President Truman and the Cold War, 1945-1953 / ER -