“Truman is now seen as a near-great president because he put in place the containment doctrine boosted by the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan and NATO, which historians now see as having been at the center of American success in the cold war.” WarPresidentPlansColdDoctrineHistorianCold WarNatoTrumanGreat PresidentsContainmentMarshall PlanAmerican Success Author:Robert Dallek
“What makes war interesting for Americans is that we don't fight war on our soil, we don't have direct experience of it, so there's an openness about the meanings we give it.” GivingWarFightingInterestingDirectExperienceSoilOpenness Author:Robert Dallek
