The real history of the Cold War : a new look at the past /

The real history of the Cold War : a new look at the past /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Axelrod, Alan, 1952-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Sterling, [2009]
Subjects:
Cold War.
World politics > 1945-1989.
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > 1945-1991.
Table of Contents:
  • Dramatis personae
  • Ashes and ideology. Allies and enemies ; Spoils of war ; New sun rising
  • The world according to "X." The Iron Curtain ; Flashpoints : the Mediterranean and the Middle East ; The Marshall Plan
  • Superpowers. A monopoly ends ; Mad world; Red China ; Berlin held hostage ; Spy wars
  • Crossing the line. Hot war in a cold place ; Red scare nation
  • Combat by proxy. High noon in Hungary ; From the Bay of Pigs to the Cuban Missile Crisis ; Vietnam
  • Détente. The President, the Chairman, and the Premier ; Asymmetric dawn and the Soviet sunset ; "A new world order"
  • Cold War timeline
  • Live and in person.