America, Russia and the Cold War 1945-2006Using extensive materials from both published and private sources, this concise text focuses on United States-Soviet diplomacy to explain the causes and consequences of the Cold War. It explores how the Cold War was shaped by domestic events in both the U.S. and the Soviet Union and presents a variety of other points of view on the conflict--Chinese, Latin American, European, and Vietnamese. The text includes both engaging anecdotes and quotes from primary sources to support key points and exemplify policies, and recent scholarship and materials from openings of the U.S., Soviet, and Chinese archives. |
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Open Doors Iron Curtains 19411945 | 9 |
Only Two Declarations of Cold War 1946 | 35 |
Two Halves of the Same Walnut 19471948 | 57 |
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