Power and Peace: The Diplomacy of John Foster Dulles (Contributions to the Study of World)

304 Pages·1993·45.127 MB·English

by  Frederick W. III Marks, Frederick Marks, Laurence Moreland

DULLES
AND
POWER PEACE
THE DIPLOMACY OF
PHN
FOSTER DULLES
W
Marks
Frederick III
among
John Foster Dulles’ reputation
diplomatic historians has been at a low ebb
for many years. The fact that it is only now
beginning to show signs of recovery is
modus
surprising considering that his
operandi, coupled with a public style that
concealed as much as it revealed, enabled him
to gain the respect of hundreds of overseas
USSR. The
officials, including those of the
cutting edge of an extraordinarily subtle and
complex mind made possible for him to
it
lead the United States through eight years of
unparalleled peace and prosperity. Neverthe-
less, the strategy and tactics behind such a
record have escaped notice, especially in
academia, where he is still subject to varying
degrees of caricature.
Not since 1973 has any full-length study dealt
in any comprehensive way with Dulles as
secretary of state even though a steady stream
of fresh source material has become available
during the interim.
Power and Peace offers the first analysis of
Dulles’ operational plan across the board. It is
also unique for the type of linkage that is
uncovered between different issues in different
parts of the world. Beyond this, on the basis
of research notable for breadth as well as
depth in key areas, it differentiates Dulles
from Eisenhower, showing that, contrary to
conventional wisdom, was the former who
it
generally took the lead on policy matters. It
indicates that Dulles was capable of weighing
in heavily on the side of non-intervention and
hence was no more of a “hawk” than Ike. It
also unveils important differences of opinion
separating the secretary from his boss.
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POWER AND
PEACE
THE DIPLOMACY OF
JOHN FOSTER DULLES
W. Marks
Frederick
III
Westport. Connecticut
London
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Marks, Frederick W.
Power and peace the diplomacy of John Foster Dulles / Frederick
:
VV. Marks III.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-275-94497-2 (alk. paper)
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l. United Stat—es Foreign relations 1953-1961.—2. United States
Foreign relations Soviet Union. 3. Soviet Union Foreign
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relations United States. 4. Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959.
5. Cold War. I. Title.
E835. M328 1993
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327.73'009'04.5 dc20 92-42442
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Copyright © 1993 by Frederick W. Marks III
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 92-42442
ISBN: 0-275-94497-2
First published in 1993
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Copyright Acknowledgments
Portions of certain chapters have been included by permission of the
Pacific Historical Review, Diplomatic History, and the Tamkang Journal
ofAmerican Studies. Permission to quote and cite from various
collections was granted by the Princeton University Libraries, the
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, the University of Birmingham Library
(for the Avon Papers), Columbia University Library (for the Wellington
Koo Papers), Columbia University Oral History Research Office, and the
Richard B. Russell Memorial Library at the University of Georgia (for
the Russell Papers).
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