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The Cold War

Josepha Sherman

Chronicles the Cold War, from its origins in the Soviet Revolution as the twentieth century began to the collapse of the Soviet Union as the century closed.

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Landscapes of War

Juan Goytisolo

Presents English translations of essays by Juan Goytisolo, drawn from the pages of "El Pais," in which he provides an account of the war zones of the late twentieth century.

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The Cold War

Earle Rice

This book presents a history of the tense, often combative, relations between Soviet Russia and the United States from the end of World War II to the fall of communism in 1989.

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1940-1960

This book includes an introduction to 1940-1960 and primary and secondary sources on the major events of the 1940s and 1950s, from the bombing of Pearl Harbor to the launch of Sputnik by the Soviets.

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1960-1980

This book includes an introduction to 1960-1980 and primary and secondary sources on the major events of these two decades, from the FDA's approval of the birth control pill to Nguyen Cao Ky's memoir

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1900-1920

This book includes an introduction to 1900-1920 and primary and secondary sources on the major events of these two decades, from the publication of Freud's "The Interpretation of Dreams" to the signin

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1920-1940

This book includes an introduction to 1920-1940 and primary and secondary sources on the major events of the 1920s and 1930s, from the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Rescue at Dunkirk

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The Cold War

This book is a collection of essays on the Cold War, a war of words and wills, as the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. aggressively tried to promote and protect their respective ideologies at home and abroad.

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The Cold War

Britta Bjornlund

This book discusses the origins of the Cold War and its effects on Europe, Asia, and the United States.

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The Cold War

Martin Walker

A history of the Cold War, beginning in 1945 with the Yalta conference that heralded a new world order, and continuing through 1992 when the election of President Bill Clinton signaled a change in the

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