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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]
Subjects:
Cold war
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1989
United States > politics and government > 1945-1989
United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Volume 1.
  • Introduction
  • The Grand Alliance
  • The Road to Yalta
  • A Troubled World at Peace: 1945
  • End of the Grand Alliance
  • The Stabilization of Europe
  • The Cold War in East Asia
  • The National Security State
  • High Tide: The Eisenhower Years
  • The Kennedy Years
  • 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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