Pages 444 and 445 in this book talk about the formation of NATO and the containment of the Soviet Union. It also talks about the re-armament of US military forces and the events leading up to NSC-68.

On pages 484 and 485 in the section "Cold War and Hot War" it talks about NSC memorandum 68 and the North Korean invasion of the 38th parallel opening up the Korean war and brought a major shift in United States military policy.