Publisher's Synopsis
The case studies include:
the American entry into World War I the Japanese-American rivalry that led to Pearl Harbor
the origins of the U.S.-Soviet Cold War
the collision between China and the United States during the Korean War
the confrontation over Soviet missiles in Cuba
Lyndon Johnson`s commitment to war in Vietnam
and the American entanglement in the Iranian revolution
The studies allow the reader to see U.S. foreign policymaking firsthand and to understand it as something that is shaped by interactions with other nations and leaders as well as by American values, attitudes, and needs. To provide an international perspective, both the narrative and the documents give as much attention to foreign policymakers as to their American counterparts, emphasizing the invariably dynamic, often confused, and sometimes chaotic interaction between the two sides.