Traces America's four-year diplomatic efforts to help rebuild post-World War II Europe, an endeavor that involved a thirteen-billion-dollar plan and was heavily influenced by political factors.

Prologue --pt. 1. The genesis -- ch. 1. The march to Moscow -- ch. 2. The general's last stand -- ch. 3. The drumbeat at state -- ch. 4. The world responds -- ch. 5. "Friendly aid" in Paris -- ch. 6. Selling America -- ch. 7. Putting it over -- pt. 2. The plan in action -- ch. 8. Aid flows -- ch. 9. Springtime in Paris -- ch. 10. The road to recovery -- ch. 11. Shifting gears -- ch. 12. Integration and subterranean fires -- ch. 13. Europe refashioned -- ch. 14. Shutting it down -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index.