The Cold War: A New History
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AlbakiReads Editorial A global history of the Cold War’s decisive confrontations
A global history of the Cold War’s decisive confrontations
John Lewis Gaddis traces how the wartime alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union hardened into a worldwide rivalry that shaped the second half of the twentieth century. Drawing on newly opened archives and recollections from major participants, the book connects pivotal moments from the 1945 break between the allies through the Cuban Missile Crisis and the diplomacy involving Nixon, Mao, Reagan, and Gorbachev. Its scope reaches beyond a sequence of crises to address the forces and choices behind the conflict’s development, presenting the Cold War as an international struggle with lasting influence on the modern world.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Readers seeking an overview of Cold War history
- Students of twentieth-century United States and international history
- Readers interested in U.S.-Soviet relations and major diplomatic crises
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Cold War rivalryU.S.-Soviet relationsNuclear crisisInternational diplomacyTwentieth-century history
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Book Overview "Outstanding . . . The most accessible distillation of that conflict yet written." --The Boston Globe"Energetically written and lucid, it...
"Outstanding . . . The most accessible distillation of that conflict yet written." --The Boston Globe
"Energetically written and lucid, it makes an ideal introduction to the subject." --The New York Times
The "dean of Cold War historians" (The New York Times) now presents the definitive account of the global confrontation that dominated the last half of the twentieth century. Drawing on newly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players, John Lewis Gaddis explains not just what happened but why--from the months in 1945 when the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. went from alliance to antagonism to the barely averted holocaust of the Cuban Missile Crisis to the maneuvers of Nixon and Mao, Reagan and Gorbachev. Brilliant, accessible, almost Shakespearean in its drama, The Cold War stands as a triumphant summation of the era that, more than any other, shaped our own.
Gaddis is also the author of On Grand Strategy.
"Energetically written and lucid, it makes an ideal introduction to the subject." --The New York Times
The "dean of Cold War historians" (The New York Times) now presents the definitive account of the global confrontation that dominated the last half of the twentieth century. Drawing on newly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players, John Lewis Gaddis explains not just what happened but why--from the months in 1945 when the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. went from alliance to antagonism to the barely averted holocaust of the Cuban Missile Crisis to the maneuvers of Nixon and Mao, Reagan and Gorbachev. Brilliant, accessible, almost Shakespearean in its drama, The Cold War stands as a triumphant summation of the era that, more than any other, shaped our own.
Gaddis is also the author of On Grand Strategy.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 352 | Language: English | Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP | ISBN: 0143038273
FormatPaperback
Pages352
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0143038273
EAN9780143038276
PublisherPENGUIN GROUP
Publication Date2007-01-01
EditionReprint
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.65 Pounds
Length8.5 Inches
Width5.5 Inches
Height1.0 Inches
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