China and the Fallacies of Cold War Deterrence by Keith B. Payne, ISBN 0813190150
(Manufacturer: HARPER SAN FRANCISCO - Part No: 9780813190150 - SKU: 937928)

In 1938, Britain's policy of appeasement toward the Third Reich was doomed because British leaders greatly misjudged Hitler's basic beliefs and thus also his behavior. Confident expectations -- built on hope instead of evidence -- were far out of line with reality. U.S. Cold War nuclear deterrence p ...Read More (specification)