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Religion and American foreign policy, 1945-1960 Religion and American foreign policy, 1945-1960 William Inboden "The Cold War was in many ways a religious war. Presidents Truman and Eisenhower and other American leaders believed that human rights and freedoms were endowed by God, that God had called the United… OL11952646W
War within a war War within a war Corona, Laurel Explores both the Vietnam War and the Cold War and their effect on the world. OL14867612W
Chasing shadows Chasing shadows Fred Burton "There's nothing like opening a cold terrorism case and finally finding the truth, one that will open the door to what we're up against today. Burton's done it with gripping narrative, and a straight… OL15414737W
God-fearing and free God-fearing and free Jason W. Stevens Religion has been on the rise in America for decades -- which strikes many as a shocking new development. To the contrary, Jason Stevens asserts, the rumors of the death of God were premature. Americ… OL15587463W
Russia's Cold War Russia's Cold War Jonathan Haslam The phrase "Cold War" was coined by George Orwell in 1945 to describe the impact of the atomic bomb on world politics: “We may be heading not for a general breakdown but for an epoch as horribly stab… OL15746517W
The end of the Cold War and the Third World The end of the Cold War and the Third World Artemy M. Kalinovsky "This book brings together recent research on the end of the Cold War in the Third World and engages with ongoing debates about regional conflicts, the role of great powers in the developing world, a… OL15999286W
Brock Chisholm, the World Health Organization, and the Cold War Brock Chisholm, the World Health Organization, and the Cold War Farley, John "This is the story of a man and an institution. Brock Chisholm was one of the most influential Canadians of the twentieth century. A world-renowned psychiatrist, he was the first director-general of … OL16180157W
Victor units of the Cold War Victor units of the Cold War Andrew J. Brookes "One of three jet bombers that formed the RAF's V-Force in the early years of the Cold War, the Victor was perhaps the most technologically advanced of the trio. Designed as the HP 80, the aircraft f… OL16241386W
Globetrotting Globetrotting Damion L. Thomas x, 209 pages ; 23 cm OL16591941W
A Very Principled Boy A Very Principled Boy Bradley, Mark A. Duncan Chaplin Lee was a Rhodes Scholar, patriot, and descendent of one of America's most distinguished families—and possibly the best-placed mole ever to infiltrate U.S. intelligence operations. In … OL16819484W
A failed empire A failed empire V. M. Zubok Using recently declassified Politburo records, ciphered telegrams, diaries & taped conversations, Zubok explores the origins of the superpowers' confrontation under Stalin, Khrushchev's contradictory… OL16943075W
Red moon rising Red moon rising Matthew Brzezinski The behind-the-scenes story of the fierce battles on earth that launched the superpowers into space. Khrushchev was frustrated at America's U-2 spy plane, which flew too high to be shot down. But Rus… OL16952239W
Iron curtain Iron curtain Patrick Wright Launched as an evocative metaphor, the 'Iron Curtain' quickly became a brutal reality in the Cold War between Capitalist West and Communist East. Not surprisingly, for many years, people on both side… OL17868431W
The atomic bomb and American society The atomic bomb and American society G. Kurt Piehler "Drawing on the latest research on the atomic bomb and its history, the contributors to this provocative collection of eighteen essays set out to answer two key questions: First, how did the atomic b… OL18661553W
Cold War Britain, 1945-1964 Cold War Britain, 1945-1964 Hopkins, Michael F. "This book aims to deepen our understanding of Britain's role by both revisiting commonly accepted central issues and revealing under-explored topics and themes during the early Cold War years. Addit… OL19163434W
The taking of K-129 The taking of K-129 Josh Dean An incredible true tale of espionage and engineering set at the height of the Cold War--a mix between The Hunt for Red October and Argo-- about how the CIA, the U.S. Navy, and America's most eccentri… OL19715179W
Raven Rock Raven Rock Garrett M. Graff "The eye-opening truth about the government's secret plans to survive a catastrophic attack on US soil--even if the rest of us die--a roadmap that spans from the dawn of the nuclear age to today"--Pr… OL20058439W
The Kitchen Debate and Cold War consumer politics The Kitchen Debate and Cold War consumer politics Shane Hamilton Materials ancillary to the "debate" or exchanges between Richard M. Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev at the American National Exhibition in Moscow in 1959. OL23393626W
USA and the Cold War in Asia, 1945-1975 USA and the Cold War in Asia, 1945-1975 Derrick Murphy,Mike Wells 74 p. ; 25 cm OL27782427W
Sowing crisis Sowing crisis Rashid Khalidi "During the 45 years of the Cold War, policymakers from the United States and the Soviet Union vied for primacy in the Middle East. Their motives, long held by historians to have had an ideological t… OL3347239W
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