John lewis gaddis shelved 8 times as cold war history. After the war, many of those who had worked with the military or the office of strategic studies took jobs in the burgeoning postwar structure of. Fredrik logevall, university of california, santa barbara. New books about the cold war twentyfive years after the fall of the soviet union, new books explore what we have yet to learn from the cold war. Documents on the intelligence war in berlin, 1946 to 1961, ed. Painted in black and white, the antihero is a kremlin. A history in documents offers more thorough coverage of the 1970s through. Today we are living under the shadow of the cold war, which here and there breaks out into a hot war. Documents on the intelligence war in berlin, 1946 to 1961. Without the shield of a strong, silent deterrent or the intellectual sword of espionage beneath the sea, that war could not have been won. The new cold war by edward lucas books the guardian. It also covers the period after the vietnam war much too.
Jul 07, 2008 the office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. Collection of books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, government documents and. The effort to mobilize intellectual talent during the war established new links between the government and the academy. This comprehensive collection of over carefully edited documents speeches, treaties, statements, and articles traces the rise and fall of the cold war from its roots at yalta and potsdam in 1945 through the collapse of the soviet state in 1991 making the great events of era come alive through the words and phrases of those who were actively involved. Cold war books our great and enduring shame is that we read books. Craven was a key figure in the cold war beneath the sea. A new history is a book that provides the reader with a comprehensive view of the cold war.
Soviet response to the truman doctrine at the united nations. The national security archive is proud to have had the opportunity to make a substantial contribution to the cold war series. This selection of cold war books has been recommended by alpha history authors. And during the war, the united states and great britain furnished turkey with material aid. Popular cold war history books showing 150 of 1,120 the cold war. A picture essay, the atom unleashed, provides a collection of photographs and cartoons tracing one of the most controversial discoveries of the twentieth century. A new history by john lewis gaddis revolution 1989.
On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall, the daily beast sorts through the best new and old books on the cold war and the fall of communism. A new history by john lewis gaddis, the global cold war by odd arne westad, george f. Clear, concise, and compelling, the cold war is a superb primer on the subject. The second world war ended with hopes for a better world. The soviet bloc and the initial stage of the cold war. Turkey has been spared the disasters that have beset greece. A new history is meant chiefly, therefore, for a new generation of readers for whom the cold war was never current events. A history, a wideranging narrative by awardwinning political commentator martin walker, which was one of the first major studies of its kind. The book fails to provide sufficient primary materials concerning any country besides the united states. A large archive of documents with an international focus.
The vast amount of newly released documentation and firsthand accounts has enabled scholars to gain a much better understanding of events that once seemed impenetrable. This comprehensive collection of carefully edited documentsspeeches, treaties, statements, and articlestraces the rise and fall of the cold war. This section of world war i document archive offers not only commentaries and articles on special topics of the great war, but entire. Will the delta squad or the aztec force will conquer supreme. The circumstances in which turkey finds itself today are considerably different from those of greece. List of books and articles about cold war online research. A very short introduction mcmahon has produced a commanding short narrative of a vital period in recent world history.
Top 10 books about the cold war books the guardian. If youre interested in reading some of the books we are using as our source materials, heres a list we recommend. Choose from used and new textbooks or get instant access with etextbooks and digital materials. A history in documents pages from history 9780199765980. The cold war was the first major conflict between superpowers in which victory and defeat were unambiguously determined without the firing of a shot. Books, special topics and commentaries world war i document. Cold war documents this collection of cold war documents contains primary sources from the period 1945 to 1991. The sources follow the cold war from its roots in eastwest tensions at the end of world war ii to t. Feel free to submit interesting articles, tell us about this cool book you just read, or start a discussion about who everyones favorite figure of minor french nobility is. The cold warthe bitter standoff between the united states and the sov. Archival documents on stalins meetings with communist leaders of yugoslavia and bulgaria, 19461948, by leonid gibianskii general findings and recommendations approved by the atomic energy commission and incorporated in its first report to the security council, december 31, 1946.
Find out in the first book of the cold war keywords. Ukraine and beyond aims to provide accurate factual information about the ukraine conflict and its rapidlywidening consequences. The fall of the soviet empire by victor sebestyen iron curtain. The years following 1945 witnessed a massive change in american intellectual thought and in the life of american universities. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The harvard cold war project was established to take advantage of these opportunities by promoting archival research in former easternbloc countries. I hope readers who lived through the cold war will also find the volume useful, because as marx once said groucho, not karl, outside of a dog, a book is a mans best friend. The cold war is the term used to define the period between the end of world war ii in 1945 and the ultimate collapse of the soviet union and its satellite states in 1991. This collection of documents on the cold war continues the ashbrook centers extended series of.
Feb 22, 2008 the new cold war by edward lucas 352pp, bloomsbury. A new history is an analysis of the events that took place during the cold war. They have been selected, transcribed and compiled by alpha history authors. The national security archive is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization founded in 1985 by a group of journalists and scholars who sought a centralized home for formerly secret u. The protatgonists in the cold war were the west, led by the united states, and the eastern bloc, led by the soviet union. Following their shared victory over the axis in the second world war, the soviet union and the united states almost immediately found themselves at odds with one another, the u. A history in documents and eyewitness accounts provides an excellent survey of the main contours of the conflict and offers new perspectives on now familiar stories of the cold war. And a final chapter chronicles in detail the end of the cold war. I was of course an eyewitness to bits and pieces of the whole period we call the cold war but.
This book reads like a throwback to an era we hoped had passed into history. We read every letter, fax, or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. The author, a distinguished historian, illuminates the struggle between the us and the soviet union, which lasted more than half a century. This collection of documents on the cold war continues the ashbrook centers extended series of document collections covering major periods, themes, and institutions in american history and government. Jan 20, 2016 top 10 books about the cold war the long, nucleararmed standoff that followed the second world war was a terrifying parody of peace which inspired some brilliant literature francesca kay. I am not a historian, so dont look for dispassionate recording of the cold war in what follows. This collection of cold war documents contains primary sources from the period 1945 to 1991.
From the conferences on which hopes were based, stalin used the overtures of his allies to secure his strategic bases and achieved the goals he needed. Perhaps it was foolhardy to think that we alone could hold fire in a fennel stalk. In the world maztwo the delta and aztec squads battle to the death for ownership of that city. The national archives and records administration holds and makes available for research a significant quantity of federal records and presidential materials that document cold war era activities and concerns of the united states government. They are available for purchase through our affiliate partner, the book depository at low prices. Revisit this remarkable period of recent history with cnn s awardwinning 24part documentary series.
The history of the cold war has been the history of the world since 1954. For each episode, we have prepared an online briefing book of some of the key documents. Still more primary sources cold war international history project at the wilson center. The cold war pitted east against west, pushing the world to the brink of nuclear war. To understand the steps even to understand the terminology, this book brings.
Mcgowan theatre the national archives and record administration 700 pennsylvania avenue, nw washington, dc 204080001 october 21, 2006 the cold war by harlan cleveland note. Diplomatic correspondence during the invasion of south korea. The crushing of eastern europe, 19441956 by anne applebaum one minute to midnight. The volume begins with george kennans long telegram 1946 laying out the containment policy that the united states would follow in various. On august 29th, 1949, when the soviets conducted their own successful nuclear test, our love for the bomb began to lessen. Holyoke college, of links and documents relating to the cold war, organized chronologically. This book, with its focus on experiences rather than evaluation, is an ideal companion to a course on the cold war era. These books have been chosen for their authoritative content, their accessibility for students and their affordability. Top 10 books about the cold war the long, nucleararmed standoff that followed the second world war was a terrifying parody of peace.
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