The Elusive Quest: The America's Pursuit of European Stability and French Security, 1919-1933

by Melvyn P. Leffler

Leffler argues that American officials did not disregard European developments after World War I but, rather, they sought to settle the war debt and reparations controversies, to stabilize European currencies, and to revive European markets. Leffler bridges the gap between revisionist and traditionalist studies by integrating the diverse aspects of foreign policy and elucidates many new aspects of the foreign policymaking process in the postwar period.

Originally published in 1979.

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425 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Melvyn Paul is an American historian and educator, currently Edward Stettinius Professor of History at the University of Virginia

Reviews

[George · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good study of America's relations with Europe in the interwar period. There's an economic emphasis, but the book is written so lay people can understand the economics.