Governing the American Lake
Subtitle: U.S. defense and administration of the Pacific Basin, 1945-1947
By: Hal M. Friedman.
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: East Lansing, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780870137945
Subjects: Imperialism -- History -- 20th century.; Cold War.; Pacific Islands (Trust Territory) -- Strategic aspects.; Pacific Islands (Trust Territory) -- Politics and government.; Pacific Area -- Defenses.; Pacific Area -- Strategic aspects.; United States -- Military policy.; Pacific Area -- Foreign relations -- United States.; United States -- Foreign relations -- Pacific Area.; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ground power in paradise: the Army Ground Forces' conception of Pacific Basin defense, 1945-1947; title: Air-power war in paradise: the Army Air Forces and the defense of the Pacific Basin, 1945-1947; title: Sea-air power in paradise: the Navy position on the defense of the Pacific Basin, 1945-1947; title: Trusteeship versus annexation: the State Department and US strategic security in the Pacific Basin, 1945-1947; title: Letting go is hard to do: the State Department and the Philippine Islands, 1945-1947; title: Civil versus military administration: the Interior Department and US Pacific Territories, 1945-1947; title: Conclusion: the importance of a "backwater": the Pacific Basin as an aspect of early Cold War US strategic policy.