{"product_id":"france-restored-cold-war-diplomacy-and-the-quest-for-leadership-in-europe-1944-1954-paperback","title":"France Restored: Cold War Diplomacy and the Quest for Leadership in Europe, 1944-1954 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam I. Hitchcock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorians of the Cold War, argues William Hitchcock, have too\u003cbr\u003eoften overlooked the part that European nations played in shaping\u003cbr\u003ethe post-World War II international system. In particular, \u003cbr\u003eFrance, a country beset by economic difficulties and political\u003cbr\u003einstability in the aftermath of the war, has been given short\u003cbr\u003eshrift.\u003cbr\u003e With this book, Hitchcock restores France to the narrative\u003cbr\u003eof Cold War history and illuminates its central role in the\u003cbr\u003ereconstruction of Europe. Drawing on a wide array of evidence\u003cbr\u003efrom French, American, and British archives, he shows that France\u003cbr\u003econstructed a coherent national strategy for domestic and\u003cbr\u003einternational recovery and pursued that strategy with tenacity\u003cbr\u003eand effectiveness in the first postwar decade. This once-occupied\u003cbr\u003enation played a vital part in the occupation and administration\u003cbr\u003eof Germany, framed the key institutions of the \"new\" Europe, \u003cbr\u003ehelped forge the NATO alliance, and engineered an astonishing\u003cbr\u003eeconomic recovery. In the process, France successfully contested\u003cbr\u003eAmerican leadership in Europe and used its position as a key Cold\u003cbr\u003eWar ally to extract concessions from Washington on a wide range\u003cbr\u003eof economic and security issues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an important revision of early Cold War history, Hitchcock restores France's central role in the post-World War II reconstruction of Europe. He focuses on French diplomacy toward the occupation of Germany, the economic reconstruction of the continent, and the crafting of the NATO alliance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 9.26 x 5.77 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130735333511,"sku":"9780807847473","price":68.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f8e5bdf3e1e2512878d07b0f3ddf0d72.webp?v=1732613333","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/france-restored-cold-war-diplomacy-and-the-quest-for-leadership-in-europe-1944-1954-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}