France Restored: Cold War Diplomacy and the Quest for Leadership in Europe, 1944-1954

Historians of the Cold War, argues William Hitchcock, have too
often overlooked the part that European nations played in shaping
the post–World War II international system. In particular,
France, a country beset by economic difficulties and political
instability in the aftermath of the war, has been given short
shrift.
With this book, Hitchcock restores France to the narrative
of Cold War history and illuminates its central role in the
reconstruction of Europe. Drawing on a wide array of evidence
fr...