Cold War Strategist: Stuart Symington and the Search for National Security

by Linda McFarland

This study of Cold War politics explores the attitudes of William Stuart Symington, a consummate Cold Warrior and Democratic senator from Missouri. The book focuses on his transition from being an avid supporter of the military and the CIA to his dovish position on the Vietnam War, as he questioned all foreign commitments, as well as military and CIA budgets. His ideas influenced presidential administrations ranging from Truman's to Nixon's. He...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275971902
• ISBN13: 9780275971908
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.8"