America, Russia, and The Cold War, 1945 - 1996
by Walter LaFeber
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Using extensive materials from both published and private sources, this text focuses on US/Soviet diplomacy to explain the causes and consequences of the Cold War. It identifies major policy-makers and explores major crises in the post-1945 period. The author also looks at how the Cold War was shaped by domestic events in both the USA and Soviet Union. Material new to this edition includes: a rewritten post-1989 final chapter; the rewriting of the events in the 1950s, the Lyndon Johnson show more presidency and the Reagan presidential years; and a stronger focus on Soviet/Russian developments. show lessTags
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- Nonfiction, History, Politics and Government, General Nonfiction
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- 327.73047 — Society, government, & culture Political science International Relations: Spies North America United States U.S.-European Relations U.S.-Russian Relations
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- E183.8 .S65 .L34 — History of the United States United States History Diplomatic history. Foreign and general relations. Relations with individual countries
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