![]() ![]() In the process, they would drive the creation of NATO, the European Union and a Western identity that continues to shape world events.įocusing on the critical years 1947 to 1949, Steil’s account brings to life the Prague Coup, the Berlin Blockade, the division of Germany, and Stalin’s determination to crush the Marshall Plan and undermine American power in Europe. Their massive, costly and ambitious undertaking would confront Europeans and Americans alike with a vision at odds with their history and self-conceptions. Marshall set out to reconstruct Western Europe as a bulwark against Communist authoritarianism. ![]() ![]() officials under new Secretary of State George C. In the wake of World War II, with Britain’s empire collapsing and Stalin's on the rise, U.S. Monday Night Philosophy features award-winning author Benn Steil discussing the gripping history behind the Marshall Plan. ![]()
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