Dean Acheson and the Creation of an American World Order
- ISBN-10
- 1574889265
- ISBN-13
- 9781574889260
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 257
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books, Inc.
- Author
- Robert J. McMahon
Description
One of the leading diplomats of the twentieth century
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