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Author:	John Lewis Gaddis	Format:	Paperback
Publisher:	Oxford Univ Pr	ISBN-10:	0198780710
Edition Description:	Reprint	ISBN-13:	9780198780717
Educational Level:	--	Product Type:	--
Publication Year:	1998	Subject:	History
Language:	English	Condition:	Brand New

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A history of the Cold War, written by a renowned American historian who took advantage of new files and archives just recently opened to scholars by the Chinese and Russian governments.
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Height:	9.3 in.
Width:	6.3 in.
Thickness:	1.2 in.
Weight:	22.4 oz.

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Based on the latest findings of Cold War historians and extensive research in American archives as well as the recently opened archives in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and China, this book provides a vividly written, eye-opening account of the Cold War during the years from the end of World War II to its most dangerous moment, the Cuban missile crisis.
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"John Gaddis has long been the master of Cold War history. He has now taken advantage of recent scholarship and, particularly, the new Soviet and Chinese material which has only recently become available. The result is the fullest and most thorough account to date of those critical years." other - Lawrence Freeman "An elegantly written, vivid history of the early years of the Cold War, culminating with the Bay of Pigs crisis....A superb job of synthesizing a wide range of sources, drawing clear and persuasive lessons from events. His reading of the motivations of figures as diverse as John F. Kennedy and Chairman Mao seems balanced and acute....A lively, deeply informed summary, the most accessible and compelling guide to the international conflicts, issues, and dominant ideologies of the early Cold War era." Freeman "It seems fair to ask whether this book has come out too soon. True, something can be said for an established scholar's making an early attempt at synthesis, at relating what is already known to newly discovered materials. Still, a book that deals mainly with the Stalin and Khrushchev years might have been delayed, since major collections not yet examined by Western historians may be on the point of becoming available and surprises of undeniable magnitude are almost certain to emerge. Alternatively, Mr. Gaddis might have called his book 'What I Now Think.'" McMillan "A magisterial overview that clarifies all issues of the cold war's origins." Orgill "Wise and imaginative and written in a vigorous, simple English which is a pleasure to consume." Gardner "Despite the book's subtitle, the picture Mr Gaddis paints of the main lines of international relations over the past 45 years is familiar. If anything, it is closer to what might be called 'conservative' orthodoxy than to any of the waves of revisionism. The new evidence does not support the revisionist view that the Soviet Union had little to do with the war in Korea. It shows how Stalin maneuvered to press Mao Zedong into supporting Kim Il Sung's adventure. Stalin, indeed, is at the centre of Mr Gaddis's composition throughout. 'The new history,' he writes, 'is bringing us back to an old answer: that as long as Stalin was running the Soviet Union a cold war was unavoidable.' Who was responsible? The answer, he thinks, is 'authoritarianism in general,' and 'Stalin in particular'. Why did the United States win the cold war? Because of its virtues, is Mr Gaddis's answer." Economist (03/15/1997)






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Based on the latest findings of Cold War historians and extensive research in American archives as well as the recently opened archives in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and China, this book provides a vividly written, eye-opening account of the Cold War during the years from the end of World War II to its most dangerous moment, the Cuban missile crisis.


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