America and the Cold War, 1941-1991 a realist interpretation

What were the origins of the Cold War? What policies fueled it? Why did the Cold War perpetuate the nuclear arms race? How did it end? Who "won" the Cold War and why does it matter? The significance of the debate surrounding the answers to these questions makes for fascinating reading as i...

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Main Authors: Graebner, Norman A. (Author), Burns, Richard Dean (Author), Siracusa, Joseph M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. Praeger [2010]
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505 0 |a Volume 2. -- The Cold War at Mid-1960s: The Johnson Years -- Watershed: The War in Vietnam -- The Search for Détente: Nixon, Kissinger, and Ford -- The Carter Years -- Rise and Fall of the Second Cold War: Reagan and Gorbachev -- The Final Days of the Cold War -- Reflections. 
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