Top 10 books about the cold war books the guardian. These books have been chosen for their authoritative content, their accessibility for students and their affordability. Drawing on newly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players, john lewis gaddis explains not just what happened but whyfrom the months in 1945 when the u. Now that we think it is over, we have to make sense of what the cold war was, how it shaped us, and the uncertain new world that lies ahead. A published novelist and poet, he lives in washington, d. The best part of the book is not an incisive overview of the cold war with attention. A new history by john lewis gaddis, command and control. The origins of the cold war in united states history textbooks jstor. Jan 20, 2016 the section on letters of last resort is chilling.
Instead, the combination of the huge power of the usa and ussr and the neartotal collapse. Havana, washington, pretoria and the struggle for southern africa, 19761991 cpiero gleijeses, empowering revolution. Feb 08, 2006 yale historian john lewis gaddis wrote seminal books about the cold war, during the cold war. The journal is published by the mit press for the harvard project on cold war studies. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses.
Hello, my name is jeff hogue and im the host of the show. Tragedy of cold war history diplomatic history oxford. A new history is meant chiefly, therefore, for a new generation of readers for whom the cold war was never current events. The politics of insecurity campbell craig and fredrik logevall. We discuss the nuclear bomb threat and the many shocking events that took place in countries and regions all over the world during the war. Jun 04, 2019 in the realm of cold war books dominated by male novelists and white protagonists, lauren wilkinsons american spy stands out. The contours of americas cold war is an outstanding book directed at understanding the varied geographical underpinnings of the conduct of the cold war in the u. This book examines the role of soviet energy during the cold war. An international history of the war for peace in vietnam, visions of freedom. First, on august 29, 1949, the soviet union exploded its first atomic bombno longer did the united states have a monopoly on nuclear power. Cold war books our great and enduring shame is that we read books. The cold war cambridge perspective in history by mike sewell.
On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall, the daily beast sorts through the best new and old. A world history, will be published in 2017 by basic books in the united states and penguin in the uk. These books seem to be designed for the average reader, not the serious historian. Europe and the cold war, 19451991 by david williamson. Based on hitherto little known documents from western and eastern european archives. Meanwhile, beginning in 1947, the house unamerican activities committee brought the cold war home in another way. Gaddis has revised and extended some of his analysis as a result, in books such as we now know.
Teaching the cold war is both necessary and challenging. The columbia guide to the cold war columbia university press. In the book, which is based on true events, marie mitchell, a black fbi intelligence officer, joins a shadowy task force to undermine the charismatic president of burkina faso thomas sankara who has earned the. List of books and articles about cold war online research. Five books on world war i history smithsonian magazine. National security council report 68 nsc68 was a 58page top secret policy paper by the united states national security council presented to president harry s. In case you were wondering who were the fine folks bringing you the show, weve provided the following section. Military history, memoir, and even a novelized series make this list of cantmiss books about the great war united states world war i soldiers reading in the war library service section of the. Evans, editors of the textbooks and teaching section, on early drafts of this article. List of issues journal of cold war studies mit press. Farish addresses the global, national, laboratorythink tank, and urban dimensions of how the cold war created a new american sociopolitical. He is the author of numerous books, including the united states and the origins of the cold war, 19411947 1972. In the realm of cold war books dominated by male novelists and white protagonists, lauren wilkinsons american spy stands out.
Farish addresses the global, national, laboratorythink tank, and urban dimensions of how the cold war created a new american sociopolitical consciousness that has not yet been left behind. The cold war was the longest conflict in american history, and the defining event of the second half of the twentieth century. The dean of cold war historians the new york times now presents the definitive account of the global confrontation that dominated the last half of the twentieth century. This series features books presenting new interpretations and.
The united states and the origins of the cold war, 19411947 new york, 1972, 1. Cold war energy a transnational history of soviet oil and gas. History on the net authentic history 19461960 the cold war home front comic books home 19611973 the ahc is currently collecting sources for this section and currently owns several thousand comics with stories related to the cold war. Our cold war history series looks at the great battle between the usa and ussr over more than four decades. But for almost everyone of any age, the cold war seems in retrospect somewhat. The communists had been fighting the chinese nationalists since the 1920s, and although the civil war ended in 1937 because of the war against japan, the fighting between communists and nationalists resumed in 1946. The cold warthe bitter standoff between the united states and the soviet unionlasted for over 50 years and polarized the world. Ten cold war novels worth reading council on foreign relations. Postwar reconstruction and the origins of the cold war baltimore, 1973. 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.
A new history, gaddis discusses why the west won, and how it shaped the world. History on the net authentic history 19461960 the cold war home front home 19611973 search for. List of issues journal of cold war studies mit press journals. Yale historian john lewis gaddis wrote seminal books about the cold war, during the cold war. I have always had a lifelong obsession with history and understanding how ideology, politics, technology. A new history of the global conflict between capitalism and communism since the late 19th century, it provides the larger context for how todays international affairs came into being. The triumph of internationalism in america during world war ii new york. A history and the bruno, chief of police mystery series, is the u. Understanding and teaching the cold war is designed to help collegiate and high school teachers navigate the complexity of the topic, integrate uptodate research and concepts into their classes, and use strategies and tools that make this important history meaningful to students. Cold war history is now magazine, podcasts, blog and books. It was one of the most important statements of american policy in the cold war. A history from beginning to end history, hourly on.
The spy who came in from the cold by john le carre any of le carres cold war novels could have made the cut. The contours of americas cold war university of minnesota. The protatgonists in the cold war were the west, led by the united states, and the eastern bloc, led by the soviet union. Nov 10, 2011 military history, memoir, and even a novelized series make this list of cantmiss books about the great war united states world war i soldiers reading in the war library service section of the. Ten histories of the cold war worth reading council on. The term cold is used because there was no largescale fighting directly between the. T he united states, andrew bacevich writes near the start of his account of postcoldwar america, is. 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. Articles in the journal draw on declassified materials and new memoirs to illuminate and raise questions about numerous historical and theoretical concerns. Using the latest evidence, the authors subject these theories, and others, to rigorous empirical analysis. Explain how and why the cold war emerged in the wake of world war ii. Bush was declared the winner of florida, a declaration.
As germany and then japan surrendered in 1945 there was a tremendous hope that a new and much better world could be created from the moral and physical ruins of the conflict. America, poland, and the end of the cold war, and several more. In october 1949, the communist party, led by mao zedong, came to power in china. Choose from used and new textbooks or get instant access with etextbooks and digital materials. Ten histories of the cold war worth reading council on foreign. The origins of the cold war, 19411949 seminar studies in history by martin mccauley.
The internet contains a wealth of information, but sometimes its a little tricky to find what you need. Jul 18, 2012 history on the net authentic history 19461960 the cold war home front comic books home 19611973 the ahc is currently collecting sources for this section and currently owns several thousand comics with stories related to the cold war. 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. In remarkably fresh and spritely writing style, journalist martin walker explains how the united statesbecame the security state. Top 10 books about the cold war fiction the guardian.
The cold war wikibooks, open books for an open world. History on the net authentic history 19461960 the cold war home front home 1961. The phrase mutually assured destruction was a part of everyday language. In 1949, two incidents severely disrupted american confidence in the ability of the united states to contain the spread of communism and limit soviet power in the world. 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. The cold war was a period of geopolitical tension between the soviet union and the united states and their respective allies, the eastern bloc and the western bloc, after world war ii. The history of the cold war is the history of the world since 1945.
The period is generally considered to span the 1947 truman doctrine to the 1991 dissolution of the soviet union. Learning objectives by the end of this section, you will be able to. They are available for purchase through our affiliate partner, the book depository at low prices. The conflict had its roots in political and ideological disagreements dating back to the russian revolution of 1917disagreements that intensified in the wake of world war ii. This selection of cold war books has been recommended by alpha history authors. A critical appraisal of postwar american national security 1982. They are available for purchase through our affiliate partner, the book depository at. Since its recent and abrupt cessation, we have only begun to measure the effects of the cold war on american, soviet, postsoviet, and international military strategy, economics, domestic policy, and popular culture. The cold war the bitter standoff between the united states and the soviet unionlasted for over 50 years and polarized the world. As us leaders strain to manage americas current overseas dilemmas, the cold war. A collection of more than speeches, agreements, messages, declarations, etc.
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