"A commanding and measured account of one of the most visionary
programs in United States history. If you wish to know America at
its best, what America can be, read this book."-- Bob Kerrey,
president of The New School and former senator
"As historian Greg Behrman makes abundantly clear in "The Most
Noble Adventure," the Marshall Plan has become code language for
governmental caring. By reminding us of President Truman's great
accomplishment in vivid detail, Behrman has rendered history a
signal service. A smart, balanced and timely study."-- Douglas
Brinkley, author of "The Great Deluge"
"Behrman's comprehensively researched and well-written history of
the Marshall Plan -- that, as much as the Allied victory, saved
Europe as we know it -- promises to be a definitive work."-- Dr.
Henry Kissinger
"The Marshall Plan is an often-invoked but not well-understood icon
of American politics. Greg Behrman turns it into a living, vivid --
and moving -- story. He captures the dangers and drama of the years
after World War II. He shows how personalities -- whom afterwards
history would rightly judge statesmen -- combined vision and
pragmatism with determination, money and self-help to prevent
Europe from falling into the arms of Josef Stalin, while laying the
basis for a united Europe."-- Daniel Yergin, author of "The Prize"
and "Shattered Peace"
"The Marshall Plan was the most creative and inspired act in modern
American foreign policy. It preserved the possibility of freedom
and showed the potential for great leadership. There's so much we
can learn from the boldness and creativity of Marshall, Acheson and
their coterie. Greg Behrman has captured all of this masterfully.
In a beautifully researched and written narrative, he has produced
a compelling tale that should be an inspiration as we face our new
global challenges."-- Walter Isaacson, coauthor of "The Wise Men"
and author of "Einstein"
"There is much for our times to learn from the Marshall Plan --
about what common purpose can achieve and how cooperation among
nations, even in dangerous times and midst high tension, can bring
such great common benefit."-- Daniel Yergin, author of "The
Prize"
Every time our nation faces a crisis, someone calls for a new
Marshall Plan. But few know the real story of the original:
thrilling, inspirational and relevant to the challenges of today.
No one has ever told it better than Greg Behrman, who draws modern
lessons while making this vital period come alive once again."--
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke
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