Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-471) and index
Containment before Kennan -- George F. Kennan and the strategy of containment -- Implementing containment -- NSC-68 and the Korean War -- Eisenhower, Dulles and the new look -- Implementing the new look -- Kennedy, Johnson, and flexible response -- Implementing flexible response: Vietnam as a test case -- Nixon, Kissinger, and detente -- Implementing detente -- Reagan, Gorbachev, and the completion of containment.
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