The Most Noble Adventure - Greg Behrman
The Marshall Plan and the Time When America Helped Save Europe
KORTE INHOUD
In this landmark, character-driven history, Greg Behrman tells the story of the Marshall Plan, the unprecedented and audacious policy through which America helped rebuild World War II-ravaged Western Europe. With nuanced, vivid prose, Behrman recreates the story of a unique American enterprise that was at once strategic, altruistic and stunningly effective, and of a time when America stood as a beacon of generosity and moral leadership. When World War II ended in Europe, the continent lay in tatters. Tens of millions of people had been killed. Ancient cities had been demolished. The economic, financial and commercial foundations of Europe were in a shambles. Western Europe's Communist parties -- feeding off people's want and despair -- were flourishing as, to the east, Stalin's Soviet Union emerged as the sole superpower on the continent. The Marshall Plan was a four-year, $13 billion (more than $100 billion in today's dollars) plan to provide assistance for Europe's economic recovery. More than an aid prog...
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[Auteur: Behrman, Greg] [Pagina's: 448] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: New York, Free Press] [Jaar: 2007] [Titel: The Most Noble Adventure. The Marshall Plan and the Time When America Helped Save Europe]
