The Marshall Plan: Dawn Of The Cold War

  • Author: Benn Steil
  • Narrator: Arthur Morey
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Duration: 16:34:00
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Synopsis

Winner of the 2019 New-York Historical Society Barbara and David Zalaznick Book Prize in American History
Winner of the 2018 American Academy of Diplomacy Douglas Dillon Award
Shortlisted for the 2018 Duff Cooper Prize in Literary Nonfiction
Honorable Mention (runner-up) for the 2019 ASEEES Marshall D. Shulman Prize

“[A] brilliant book…by far the best study yet” (Paul Kennedy, The Wall Street Journal) of the gripping history behind the Marshall Plan and its long-lasting influence on our world.

In the wake of World War II, with Britain’s empire collapsing and Stalin’s on the rise, US officials under new Secretary of State George C. Marshall set out to reconstruct western Europe as a bulwark against communist authoritarianism. Their massive, costly, and ambitious undertaking would confront Europeans and Americans alike with a vision at odds with their history and self-conceptions. In the process, they would drive the creation of NATO, the European Union, and a Western identity that continue to shape world events.

Benn Steil’s “thoroughly researched and well-written account” (USA TODAY) tells the story behind the birth of the Cold War, told with verve, insight, and resonance for today. Focusing on the critical years 1947 to 1949, Benn Steil’s gripping narrative takes us through the seminal episodes marking the collapse of postwar US-Soviet relations—the Prague coup, the Berlin blockade, and the division of Germany. In each case, Stalin’s determination to crush the Marshall Plan and undermine American power in Europe is vividly portrayed. Bringing to bear fascinating new material from American, Russian, German, and other European archives, Steil’s account will forever change how we see the Marshall Plan.

“Trenchant and timely…an ambitious, deeply researched narrative that…provides a fresh perspective on the coming Cold War” (The New York Times Book Review), The Marshall Plan is a polished and masterly work of historical narrative. An instant classic of Cold War literature, it “is a gripping, complex, and critically important story that is told with clarity and precision” (The Christian Science Monitor).

Chapters

  • MarshallPlan 01 Open

    Duration: 23s
  • MarshallPlan 02 Foreward

    Duration: 04min
  • MarshallPlan 03 Ch01

    Duration: 30min
  • MarshallPlan 04 Ch02a

    Duration: 45min
  • MarshallPlan 05 Ch02b

    Duration: 52min
  • MarshallPlan 06 Ch03

    Duration: 01h15min
  • MarshallPlan 07 Ch04

    Duration: 01h18min
  • MarshallPlan 08 Ch05

    Duration: 01h08min
  • MarshallPlan 09 Ch06

    Duration: 01h16min
  • MarshallPlan 10 Ch7a

    Duration: 47min
  • MarshallPlan 11 Ch7b

    Duration: 48min
  • MarshallPlan 12 Ch8

    Duration: 35min
  • MarshallPlan 13 Ch9

    Duration: 26min
  • MarshallPlan 14 Ch10

    Duration: 44min
  • MarshallPlan 15 Ch11

    Duration: 01h27min
  • MarshallPlan 16 Ch12a

    Duration: 55min
  • MarshallPlan 17 Ch12b

    Duration: 41min
  • MarshallPlan 18 Ch13a

    Duration: 45min
  • MarshallPlan 19 Ch13b

    Duration: 53min
  • MarshallPlan 20 Ch14

    Duration: 01h14min
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