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Why the United States Failed to Retrench from Europe during the Early Cold War

July 19, 2024
Why the United States Failed to Retrench from Europe during the Early Cold War
Why the United States Failed to Retrench from Europe during the Early Cold War

Why the United States Failed to Retrench from Europe during the Early Cold War

Joshua Byun and Rick Landgraf
July 19, 2024

Rick talks with TNSR author Joshua Byun about how American attempts to leave Europe during the first decade of the Cold War were thwarted by European concerns that German rearmament would trigger a Soviet attack.

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