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The Cold War: A New History
Full title: | The Cold War: A New History |
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ISBN: | 9781594200625 |
ISBN 10: | 1594200629 |
Authors: | Gaddis, John Lewis |
Publisher: | Penguin Press HC, The |
Edition: | First Edition |
Num. pages: | 352 |
Binding: | Hardcover |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2005 |
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Synopsis
Beginning With World War Ii And Ending With The Collapse Of The Soviet Union, This Is A New Account Of The Strategic Dynamics That Drove The Age, With Portraits Of Its Major Personalities And Much Fresh Insight Into Its Most Crucial Events. It Contains Much New Information Drawn From Newly Opened Soviet, East European, And Chinese Archives. Now, As America Once Again Finds Itself In A Global Confrontation With An Implacable Ideological Enemy, This Is A Story Whose Lessons It Is Vitally Necessary To Understand.--from Publisher Description. The Return Of Fear -- Deathboats And Lifeboats -- Command Versus Spontaneity -- The Emergence Of Autonomy -- The Recovery Of Equity -- Actors -- The Triumph Of Hope. John Lewis Gaddis. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [299]-314) And Index.