The Atlantic Century: Four Generations of Extraordinary Diplomats Who Forged America's Vital Alliance with Europe

by Kenneth Weisbrode

Book Overview

The Atlantic Century is the first major historical study to re-examine the American-European partnership with an emphasis on the personalities behind the policy. Our strong system of European alliances built during the last century did not happen serendipitously. It was carefully constructed and cemented by a network of diplomats and politicians, who imagined, built, and sustained a new international system. In their vision, America and Europe were...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306818469
• ISBN13: 9780306818462
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Astute and extremely readable...undeniably brilliant

Author Kenneth Weisbrode's astute and extremely readable account of the lives of the diplomats who were instrumental in shaping America's European alliances illuminates scenes that were barely remarked upon at the time. A very helpful contribution.