George F. Kennan and the Making of American Foreign Policy, 1947-1950

By Wilson D. Miscamble

Book Overview

When George C. Marshall became Secretary of State in January of 1947, he faced not only a staggering array of serious foreign policy questions but also a State Department rendered ineffective by neglect, maladministration, and low morale. Soon after his arrival Marshall asked George F. Kennan to head a new component in the department's structure--the Policy Planning Staff. Here Wilson Miscamble scrutinizes Kennan's subsequent influence over foreign policymaking during the crucial years from 1947 to 1950.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691086206
• ISBN13: 9780691086200
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.3"