Acheson: The Secretary Of State Who Created The American World

Dean Acheson was the most important secretary of state of the 20th century who shaped America's vision of the world in the WW II aftermath and a man of action, the driving force behind the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and NATO. "New York Times" Notable Book. 33 photos, one map.

The Secretary of State Who Created the American World

This is the authoritative biography of Dean Acheson, the most important and controversial secretary of state of the twentieth century. It is an important and dramatic work of history chronicling the momentous decisions, events, and fascinating personalities of the most critical decades of the American Century.