See the complete the new cold war history series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Cold war 1945 1989 up to 20 books are listed, in descending order of popularity at this site. The russian steamroller was the dominant force on the entente side, making the single largest land contribution of any of the combatant countries by fielding two million combat troops in the eastern theatre on two fronts and a number of other. Gaddis has revised and extended some of his analysis as a result, in books such as we now know. A new history is a book that provides the reader with a comprehensive view of the cold war.
The cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this centurys two major wars. Find the complete the new cold war history book series listed in order. Yale historian john lewis gaddis wrote seminal books about the cold war, during the cold war. 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. The author, a distinguished historian, illuminates the struggle between the us and the soviet union, which lasted more than half a century. The crushing of eastern europe, 19441956 by anne applebaum one minute to midnight. Hi everyone, i have a hard time finding a good book describing the cold war. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. A new history by john lewis gaddis revolution 1989.
From a bancroft prizewinning scholar, a new global history of the cold war and its ongoing impact around the world we tend to think of the cold war as a bounded conflict. Bagnold was a british nurse during the war, and she tells her horror stories from the hospital during her tenure. The beginnings of the cold as opposed to hot, for you youngsters in the crowd war were lodged in the scenario set up by the western powers after world war ii. The book examines each military area in turn, covering the formation of the two great alliances, and the strategies and major weapons in the rival navies, armies and air forces. In this beautifully written panoramic view of the cold war, full of illuminations and shrewd judgments, the distinguished diplomatic historian gaddis brings the halfcentury u.
But for many, the cold wars military implications and activities are just as interesting. 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. By yuri modin 1994 while studying at cambridge university. May 01, 2011 gaddis, americas most distinguished cold war historian, has been writing about the subject for more than 30 years. A new history, john lewis gaddis, the leading american cold war historian, traces relations between the soviet union and the united states from world war ii until the fall of the union of soviet socialist republics ussr.
The definitive history of the cold war and its ongoing impact around the world the cold war began on the perimeters of europe, but it had its deepest reverberations in asia, africa, and the. The fall of the soviet empire by victor sebestyen iron curtain. Tripolarity and policy making in the cold war by robert s. That the cold war ended without a conflict was due to professionalism on both sides. An elegantly written, vivid history of the early years of the cold war, culminating with the bay of pigs crisis.
He is the author of numerous books, including on grand strategy, the united states and the origins of the cold war, 19411947 1972. The history of the cold war is the history of the world since 1945. The history of the cold war has been the history of the world since 1954. Features a section on what the war cost, memories from the cold war, and an excerpt from the book after the cold war.
Ten histories of the cold war worth reading council on. Incredibly readable should take the collegeeducated reader no more than three hours, and containing a helpful timeline of key events and an excellent selection of suggested books and movies, this book is well suited to the high school and college classroom. The book is worthy for a reader to take their time and absorb the analytical thoughts, examples, and anecdotes that the author conveys. Popular cold war history books meet your next favorite book. The definitive history of the cold war and its ongoing impact around the world the cold war began on the perimeters of europe, but it had its deepest reverberations in asia, africa, and the middle east, where every community had to choose sides. Feb 08, 2006 yale historian john lewis gaddis wrote seminal books about the cold war, during the cold war. The fall of the berlin wall is widely considered the end of the cold war. Hi everyone, i have a hard time finding a good book describing the cold war, and what we know of it. 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.
The path to fearless, effective cold calling the cold war. Cold war international history project the cold war international. A brilliant, sweeping history of diplomacy that includes personal stories from the noted former secretary of state, including his stunning reopening of relations with china. Oct 02, 2009 i think that the book is a bit too graphic and potentially scary for younger readers. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia.
Gaddis, americas most distinguished cold war historian, has been writing about the subject for more than 30 years. Bagnold was a british nurse during the war, and she tells her horror stories from the hospital during her tenure there in this novel. A new history is meant chiefly, therefore, for a new generation of readers for whom the cold war was never current events. A new history is a book that provides the reader with a comprehensive view of the. A critical appraisal of postwar american national security 1982. I think that the book is a bit too graphic and potentially scary for younger readers. 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. I recently got into the board game twilight struggle having a blast playing it. Top 10 books about the cold war books the guardian. Cold war the cold war between the united states and the soviet union lasted from the end of world war ii until the end of the 1980s. An international history of the war for peace in vietnam lien. Over the course of five decades, they never came to blows directly. Arguments on causes of war and peace churchill and the bomb in war and cold war we gotta get out of this place. A brief history of the cold war, by lee edwards and elizabeth edwards spalding, is a compelling account of a defining historical period.
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, we now know provides a vividly written, eyeopening account of the cold war during the years from the end of world war ii to its most dangerous moment, the. A new history china and the vietnam wars, 19501975 the new cold war history conflict after the cold war. Noting that the flood of materials from archives in this country and abroad has. First off this is pretty much an establishment history that looks at the cold war from the commanding heights.
I coedited a book on nuclear diplomacy with gaddis and two other. 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. The protatgonists in the cold war were the west, led by the united states, and the eastern bloc, led by the soviet union. 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, we now know. Capitalist society and wanted to stop global spread of communism. With global powers now engaged in cataclysmic encounters, there is no more important time for this essential, epic account of the past half century, the tense years when the world trembled at the abyss. A history, a wideranging narrative by awardwinning political commentator martin walker, which was one of the first major studies of its kind. In 1991, as the soviet union was cracking up, one of president george h. Historical neglect ends with this bookor, more precisely, ended with the publication of these essays in military history quarterly over the past several years. List of books and articles about cold war online research.
The cold war rivalry between the united states and the soviet union lasted for decades and resulted in anticommunist suspicions and international incidents that led the two superpowers to the. The book is not difficult to read but it would be better if the reader already had some background knowledge of the world war ii and the cold war. Reed, fought with bayonets, napalm, and hightech weaponry of every sortsave one. I was hoping to find a single book to provide an overview and have narrowed my search down to two options.
The cold war by john lewis gaddis an admirably lucid and comprehensive account of the nucleararmed standoff its origins and causes, its end and what happened in between. Those choices continue to define economies and regimes across the world. President harry truman, was the first to use the term cold war, in 1947, referring to the frequent and deepening crises between the united states and the soviet union, in spite of their alliance against germany in world war ii. Elegantly written for the general reader, it is an essential introduction. 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 book investigates the end of the cold war in africa and its impact on post cold war us foreign policy in the continent. I hope readers who lived through the cold war will also find the. Abc book of the cold war by christina daly on prezi. A new history, john lewis gaddis, the leading american cold war historian, traces relations between the soviet union and. A new history, gaddis discusses why the west won, and how it. I coedited a book on nuclear diplomacy with gaddis and two other scholars in. In remarkably fresh and spritely writing style, journalist martin walker explains how the united statesbecame the security state. 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.
Books about cold war 1945 1989 what should i read next. A new history is an analysis of the events that took place during the cold war. Two years later, the allies had broken their friendship. A new history, gaddis discusses why the west won, and how it shaped the world. In october 1962, at the height of the cold war, the united states and the soviet union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict over the placement of missiles in cuba. He is the author of numerous books, including the united states and the origins of the cold war, 19411947 1972.
A new history by john lewis gaddis, command and control. Sep 05, 2017 from a bancroft prizewinning scholar, a new global history of the cold war and its ongoing impact around the world we tend to think of the cold war as a bounded conflict. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. A history, a wideranging narrative by awardwinning political commentator martin walker, which was. The book is worthy for a reader to take their time and. The cold war rivalry between the united states and the soviet union lasted for decades and resulted in anticommunist suspicions and international incidents that led the two superpowers to.
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