Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Blacks, Reds, and Russians Blacks, Reds, and Russians Joy Gleason Carew "One of the most compelling, yet little known stories of race relations in the twentieth century is the account of blacks who chose to leave the United States to be involved in the Soviet Experiment … OL13650346W
In the Enemy's House In the Enemy's House Howard Blum Hardcover, Large Print OL17961644W
To move the world To move the world Jeffrey Sachs "An inspiring look at the historic foreign policy triumph of John F. Kennedy's presidency--the crusade for world peace that consumed his final year in office--by the New York Times bestselling author… OL19670397W
When the world seemed new When the world seemed new Jeffrey A. Engel "Based on unprecedented access to previously classified documents and dozens of interviews with key policymakers, here is the untold story of how George H. W. Bush faced a critical turning point of h… OL19725976W
Three days in Moscow Three days in Moscow Bret Baier Recounts the events of Reagan's historic, three-day 1988 Moscow Summit with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, examining the importance of Reagan's speech at Moscow State University that offered a new … OL19739340W
The U.S.-Soviet confrontation in Iran, 1945-1962 The U.S.-Soviet confrontation in Iran, 1945-1962 Kristen Blake This book is a study of the origins, development, and end of the U.S.-Soviet Cold War rivalry in Iran from 1945 to 1962 and its influence on the political and economic development of the country. It … OL19909187W
Katyn 1940 Katyn 1940 Eugenia Maresch The mass murder of 22,000 Poles by the Soviet NKVD at Katyn is one of the most shocking events of the Second World War and its political implications are still being felt today. This book draws on in… OL19996807W
Soviet leaders and intelligence Soviet leaders and intelligence Raymond L. Garthoff The United States was seen by Soviet political leaders as the "Main Adversary" throughout the Cold War, and Soviet intelligence services were renowned and feared throughout the world for their abilit… OL20012605W
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
Game Plan Game Plan Zbigniew K. Brzezinski,Samuel P. Huntington Comparative analysis of Soviet and American institutions, sponsored jointly by the Russian Institute and The Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University. OL2657632W
Soviet Union and the Gutting of the un Genocide Convention Soviet Union and the Gutting of the un Genocide Convention Anton Weiss-Wendt 1 online resource OL28317933W
The decision to use the atomic bomb and the architecture of an American myth The decision to use the atomic bomb and the architecture of an American myth Gar Alperovitz One of the most controversial issues absorbing America today: Was it necessary to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Fifty years after the fateful summer of 1945, we are still debating … OL3482807W
The first Cold War The first Cold War Davis, Donald E. "In The First Cold War, Donald E. Davis and Eugene P. Trani review the Wilson administration's attitudes toward Russia before, during, and after the Bolshevik seizure of power. They argue that before… OL5957299W
Korolev Korolev James Harford In the late 1950s and early 1960s when the West was stunned by the space accomplishments of the Soviet Union, the identity of their "Chief Designer" was a state secret in keeping with the tradition o… OL8226013W
The dead hand The dead hand David E. Hoffman This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remai… OL8961404W
Overcoming the Cold War Overcoming the Cold War Wilfried Loth "The history of the Cold War is more than the history of a confrontation. There is also a need to look into why the Cold War did not become more heated, and how it was finally overcome. Wilfried Loth… OL975581W
The forsaken The forsaken Tim Tzouliadis The story of a little-known group of émigrés, Americans who went to Russia during the 1930s in the hope that the Communist promise of a better life was a reality--only to find xenophobia, paranoia an… OL9936234W