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'A New Kind of War': America's Global Strategy and the Truman Doctrine in Greece Revised Edition
Contributor(s): Jones, Howard (Author)

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 ISBN: 0195113853     ISBN-13: 9780195113853
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE: $136.50  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 1997
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Annotation: 'One hopes that everyone concerned about U.S. foreign policy will study Jones's excellent work and absorb its thoughtful admonition.'
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - 20th Century
- Political Science | International Relations - General
Dewey: 973.918
Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.07" W x 9.24" L (1.11 lbs) 360 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1950-1999
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
 
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America's experience in Greece has often been cited as a model by those later policymakers in Washington who regard the involvement as a victory for American foreign policy. Indeed, President Johnson and others referred to Greece as the model for America's deepening involvement in Vietnam
during the mid-1960's. Greece became the battlefield for a new kind of war--one that included the use of guerrilla warfare, propaganda, war in the shadows, terror tactics and victory based on outlasting the enemy. It was also a test before the world of America's resolve to protect the principle of
self-determination. Jones argues that American policy towards Greece was the focal point in the development of a global strategy designed to combat totalitarianism. He also argues that had the White House and others drawn the real lessons from the intervention in Greece, the decisions regarding
Vietnam might have been more carefully thought out.
 
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