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  We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History (A Council on Foreign Relations Book)

  by John Lewis Gaddis

  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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  Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy during the Cold War

  by John Lewis Gaddis

  When Strategies of Containment was first published, the Soviet Union was still a superpower, Ronald Reagan was president of the United States, and the Berlin Wall was still standing. This updated edition of Gaddis' classic carries the history of containment through the end of the Cold War. Beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt's postwar plans, Gaddis provides a thorough critical analysis of George F. Kennan's... (more)
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  What Is History?

  by Edward Hallett Carr

  Who is to say how things really were? In formulating a modern answer to the question 'What is History?' Professor Carr shows that the 'facts' of history are simply those which historians have selected for scrutiny. Millions have crossed the Rubicon, but the historians tell us that only Caesar's crossing was significant. All historical facts come to us as a result of interpretative choices by historians influenced... (more)
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  The Vietnam War (Twentieth Century Wars)

  by David L. Anderson

  The Vietnam War was a thirty-year conflict that actually included several wars, cost billions of dollars, resulted in thousands of Vietnamese, French, and American deaths, and reverberated throughout the international community. Now in this new concise overview David Anderson lays out the origins, course, and historical legacies of the war for students. The text discusses the French colonial war and the Vietnamese... (more)
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  Fateful Choices: Eleven Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-1941

  by Ian Kershaw

  In a mere nineteen months, from May 1940 to December 1941, the leaders of the world's six major powers made a series of related decisions that decided the course and outcome of World War II, cost the lives of millions, and profoundly shaped the course of human destiny from that point forward. How were these decisions made? What were the options facing these leaders as they saw them? What intelligence, right and... (more)
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  The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Empire: Second Edition

  by Raymond Pearson

  Raymond Pearson describes and explains the creation, maintenance, and eventual demise of the Soviet regime across post-1945 Eastern Europe, setting the so-called "Soviet Empire" within the broader context of global imperialism and decolonization. This revised and updated second edition features an expanded final chapter, more detailed analysis of key themes and events, and an extended bibliography. New... (more)
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  The United States and the Origins of the Cold War 1941-1947

  by John Lewis Gaddis

  John Lewis Gaddis´ acclaimed history of U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union during and immediately after World War II is now available with a new preface by the author. This book moves beyond the focus on economic considerations that was central to the work of New Left historians, examining the many other forces -domestic politics, bureaucratic inertia, quirks of personality, and perceptions of Soviet intentions... (more)
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  A Noble Cause?: America and the Vietnam War (Modern Wars In Perspective)

  by Gerard J. De Groot

  Ronald Reagan, during his 1980 presidential campaign, described the Vietnam War as a 'noble cause' and demonstrated that Vietnam is not just a war, but an idea, molded by cranks and demagogues to suit their political imperative. The war has become a morality tale through which to peddle a particular vision of America. In an effort to give the reader an unbiased view of why the war was fought, how it was lost and... (more)
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  The Rebirth of History: Eastern Europe in the Age of Democracy; 2nd Edition

  by Misha Glenny

  This book explains the changes that will be in place as a result of the 1992 democratic elections throughout Eastern Europe. For 40 years Eastern Europe has been erroneously considered a political monolith but beneath apparently identical structures of power, old political tensions continued to ferment. Glenny shows how these traditions have broken out into newly legitimized political parties, offering the reader... (more)
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  Simple Courage: The Story of S.S. Flying Enterprise-and One of the Greatest Naval Rescues in History

  by Frank Delaney

  “HEAVEN HELP THE SAILOR ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS.” –old folk prayer In late December 1951, laden with passengers and nearly forty metric tons of cargo, the freighter S.S. Flying Enterprise steamed westward from Europe toward America. A few days into the voyage, she hit the eye of a ferocious storm. Force 12 winds tossed men about like playthings and turned drops of freezing Atlantic foam into icy missiles. When, in... (more)
• Hitler - A Study in TyrannyAlan Bullock

  

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  Hitler - A Study in Tyranny

  by Alan Bullock

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  The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers (Vintage)

  by Paul M. Kennedy

  About national and international power in the "modern" or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the 5 centuries since the formation of the "new monarchies" in W. Europe.
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  The Tragedy of American Diplomacy

  by William Appleman Williams

  One of the first modern historians to integrate economic realities into the study of American foreign policy, William Appleman Williams has been a diplomatic historian of major influence since the first publication of The Tragedy of American Diplomacy . In this pioneering book, "the man who has really put the counter-tradition together in its modern form" ( Saturday Review ) examines the profound contradictions... (more)