<P>Now in its fifth edition, <EM>Origins of the Cold War 1941</EM>-<EM>1949 </EM>covers the formative years of the momentous struggle that developed between two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union.</P><P></P><P>This accessible text explains how the Cold War originated and developed between 1941 and 1949 and involved the entire globe, with proxy wars being fought much to the detriment of the developing world. The fifth edition is revised, updated and expanded to include new material on topics such as the efforts of the Soviet Union, the UK and France to prevent the outbreak of World War II; the reasons behind the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact; atomic diplomacy and the role played by Soviet spies in the West; the culture wars and propaganda; Churchill''s efforts to entice the US into the war against Germany; the role of Hollywood in promoting intervention; the US''s insouciance concerning the danger of a Japanese attack; the astonishing success of the Soviet Union in recruiting
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<P>Covering the development of the Cold War from the mid-twentieth century to the present day, <I>The Cold War 1949-2016</I> explores the struggle for world domination that took place between the United States and the Soviet Union following...
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History and politics students alike will welcome this new <I>Seminar Study</I> which analyses the Khrushchev era -- a critical period of Soviet and world history. It was Khrushchev who, in 1957, finally filled the political vacuum left by...
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<P>This study challenges the rose-tinted view of the interwar period in Romanian history, which is often judged against the darkness of almost five decades of Communist rule.</P><P>Romania, like several of the states of Eastern Europe,...
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Preparing for War, based upon extensive archival research and critical legal methodologies, explores the often misunderstood history of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, among the most important rules for armed conflict ever formulated.
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