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The Resource George F. Kennan : an American life, John Lewis Gaddis, (electronic resource)

George F. Kennan : an American life, John Lewis Gaddis, (electronic resource)

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Summary
A remarkably revealing view of how this greatest of Cold War strategists came to doubt his strategy and always doubted himself
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xi, 784 p., [16] p. of plates)
Contents
  • Childhood : 1904-1921
  • Princeton : 1921-1925
  • The Foreign Service : 1925-1931
  • Marriage
  • and Moscow : 1931-1933
  • The origins of Soviet-American relations : 1933-1936
  • Rediscovering America : 1936-1938
  • Czechoslovakia and Germany : 1938-1941
  • The United States at war : 1941-1944
  • Back in the U.S.S.R. : 1944-1945
  • A very long telegram : 1945-1946
  • A grand strategic education : 1946
  • Mr. X : 1947
  • Policy planner : 1947-1948
  • Policy dissenter : 1948
  • Reprieve : 1949
  • Disengagement : 1950
  • Public figure, private doubts : 1950-1951
  • Mr. Ambassador : 1952
  • Finding a niche : 1953-1955
  • A rare possibility of usefulness : 1955-1958
  • Kennedy and Yugoslavia : 1958-1963
  • Counter-cultural critic : 1963-1968
  • Prophet of the Apocalypse : 1968-1980
  • A precarious vindication : 1980-1990
  • Last things : 1991-2005
Isbn
9781101547373
Link
http://calgary.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=B8B321BA-95C6-40B4-8CD5-37E56402D3ED
Instance
Label
George F. Kennan : an American life
Title
George F. Kennan
Title remainder
an American life
Statement of responsibility
John Lewis Gaddis
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
A remarkably revealing view of how this greatest of Cold War strategists came to doubt his strategy and always doubted himself
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
TEFOD
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Gaddis, John Lewis
Dewey number
327.730092
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
E748.K374
LC item number
G34 2011eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Kennan, George F.
  • World politics
  • Cold War
  • Diplomats
  • Ambassadors
  • United States
  • United States
  • Soviet Union
Label
George F. Kennan : an American life, John Lewis Gaddis, (electronic resource)
Link
http://calgary.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=B8B321BA-95C6-40B4-8CD5-37E56402D3ED
Instantiates
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [703]-749, [751]-762) and index
Color
multicolored
Contents
Childhood : 1904-1921 -- Princeton : 1921-1925 -- The Foreign Service : 1925-1931 -- Marriage -- and Moscow : 1931-1933 -- The origins of Soviet-American relations : 1933-1936 -- Rediscovering America : 1936-1938 -- Czechoslovakia and Germany : 1938-1941 -- The United States at war : 1941-1944 -- Back in the U.S.S.R. : 1944-1945 -- A very long telegram : 1945-1946 -- A grand strategic education : 1946 -- Mr. X : 1947 -- Policy planner : 1947-1948 -- Policy dissenter : 1948 -- Reprieve : 1949 -- Disengagement : 1950 -- Public figure, private doubts : 1950-1951 -- Mr. Ambassador : 1952 -- Finding a niche : 1953-1955 -- A rare possibility of usefulness : 1955-1958 -- Kennedy and Yugoslavia : 1958-1963 -- Counter-cultural critic : 1963-1968 -- Prophet of the Apocalypse : 1968-1980 -- A precarious vindication : 1980-1990 -- Last things : 1991-2005
Control code
ocn773613390
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xi, 784 p., [16] p. of plates)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781101547373
Isbn Type
(electronic bk.)
Level of compression
unknown
Other physical details
ill.
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)773613390
Label
George F. Kennan : an American life, John Lewis Gaddis, (electronic resource)
Link
http://calgary.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=B8B321BA-95C6-40B4-8CD5-37E56402D3ED
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [703]-749, [751]-762) and index
Color
multicolored
Contents
Childhood : 1904-1921 -- Princeton : 1921-1925 -- The Foreign Service : 1925-1931 -- Marriage -- and Moscow : 1931-1933 -- The origins of Soviet-American relations : 1933-1936 -- Rediscovering America : 1936-1938 -- Czechoslovakia and Germany : 1938-1941 -- The United States at war : 1941-1944 -- Back in the U.S.S.R. : 1944-1945 -- A very long telegram : 1945-1946 -- A grand strategic education : 1946 -- Mr. X : 1947 -- Policy planner : 1947-1948 -- Policy dissenter : 1948 -- Reprieve : 1949 -- Disengagement : 1950 -- Public figure, private doubts : 1950-1951 -- Mr. Ambassador : 1952 -- Finding a niche : 1953-1955 -- A rare possibility of usefulness : 1955-1958 -- Kennedy and Yugoslavia : 1958-1963 -- Counter-cultural critic : 1963-1968 -- Prophet of the Apocalypse : 1968-1980 -- A precarious vindication : 1980-1990 -- Last things : 1991-2005
Control code
ocn773613390
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xi, 784 p., [16] p. of plates)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781101547373
Isbn Type
(electronic bk.)
Level of compression
unknown
Other physical details
ill.
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)773613390

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