The culture of the cold war, 2nd edition major theme. It was a cold casethe unsolved double murder of two teenage girls. The term cold war was for the first time used by bernard baruch, an american statesman, but was popularized by prof. Cold war secrets make book intriguing read article the. I call this book a beginners guide to the cold war, and i recommend it to anyone who either needs a dummys introduction or just wants to refresh their memory of the. He is the author of numerous books, including security and the american experience, the book recently pressed on his cabinet and senior security staff by president bush. 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. The soviet union looked unstoppable, and few outside observers saw its collapse coming. Pages in category cold war fiction the following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. Jun 20, 2019 but as modernday leakers show us, anyone can be a spy. In recent years the importance of signals intelligence sigint has become more prominent, especially the capabilities and possibilities of reading and deciphering diplomatic, military and commercial communications of other nations.
Pages in category cold war novels the following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. Books about cold war 1945 1989 what should i read next. The cold war, kathleen ossips second collection of poetry, is a work of startling breadth and wit. By yuri modin 1994 while studying at cambridge university. In this conceptually bold project, heonik kwon uses anthropology to interrogate the cold wars cultural and historical narratives. Gorbachevs adaptability, reagans engagement, and the end of the cold war by. The cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this centurys two major wars. The korean war was the first armed confrontation of the cold war, and a model for many later conflicts, that of conventional, limited warfare, instead of an all out nuclear war. A very short introduction mcmahon has produced a commanding short narrative of a vital period in recent world history. Lindseys spy book follows their story of amateur espionage in all of its strange, drugaddled glory. And dont forget we have two books out on the cold war. Fredrik logevall, university of california, santa barbara.
The crushing of eastern europe, 19441956 by anne applebaum one minute to midnight. The project seeks to expand and enrich what is known about cold war events and themes, and encourages scholars to use their research on cold war topics to illuminate current theoretical debates. A new history is a book that provides the reader with a comprehensive view of the cold war. The result is a riveting narrative of a persecuted community struggling to reach a safe haven amid tumultuous events that will certainly resonate with readers today. Oct 27, 2015 during the cold war the cias premier agent in the soviet union was a highlevel intelligence officer named oleg penkovsky. Venona, by nigel west is an extensive study and layout of translated soviet codes that subsequently helped to unmask literally hundreds of soviet spies working in england, australia, canada, and america during the cold war. The greatest espionage story of the cold war kindle edition. A comprehensive overview essay, plus separate essays on the causes and consequences of the conflict, will provide readers with the. Sputnik spoke to iain ballantyne, author of a new book on submarine warfare, about how close they came to triggering a nuclear war. Anticommunism played a very significant role in controlling the political arena in the united states during the cold war. To mark the anniversary of the fall of the wall, i will be posting my favorite books, memoirs, novels, films, and quotes about the cold war, much. Reed, fought with bayonets, napalm, and hightech weaponry of every sortsave one.
During the cold war a secret battle went on underwater between the captains of soviet, us and british submarines. This book has its purpose, but it is not in itself a complete and total delivery of the events of the cold war. They vanished on a crisp autumn night more than decade ago. Find out in the first book of the cold war keywords.
The collapse of the soviet union has led to immense opportunities for primary research on all aspects of the cold war as easternbloc archives have begun to open. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Now that its over, its crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and. During the cold war the cias premier agent in the soviet union was a highlevel intelligence officer named oleg penkovsky. Adopting a truly panoramic view of local politics and international events, he challenges the notion that the cold war was a global struggle fought uniformly around the world and that the end of the war marked a radical, universal rupture in modern history. A cold war state of mind university of massachusetts press. I recommend this book to anybody with an amateur interest in cold war weapons technology, and as an introduction to teslian technology and the history of wave radio.
When the soviet union collapsed, many of the secrets it kept remained secret because. The us and the ussr had nukes aimed at each other and spies trying to find out what was actually going on over on the other side. The essential reference guide is intended to introduce students to the tensions between the soviet union and the united states that dominated international affairs in the second half of the 20th century. Critical thinking and intelligence analysis is a study of the practice of critical thinking which can be defined as simultaneously thinking and. A goldmine of previously untapped information on the untold story of the secret book distribution program financed by the cia to eastern europe during the cold war. Michael dobbs links their fates to the heated debates taking place on the other side of the ocean over u. Nineteen eightyfour by george orwell orwell takes his place at the head of this list as the first writer to use the.
He is the author of numerous books, including on grand strategy, the united states and the origins of the cold war, 19411947 1972. Call for the dead, published in 1961, takes place in a london in the midst of the cold war. West was a random code word developed in 1961 to identify. Counterinsurgency in afghanistan and pakistan, 20012011, describes the lessons learned after ten years of war in afghanistan. Cold war history series episode 10 end of the cold war. The secret cold war john blaxland and rhys crawley. List of books and articles about cold war online research. Whatever your reason, the cold war unveiled ebook cold war unveiled. The 1980s were the final decade of the cold war but nobody knew that at the time.
Truman presided over one of the most challenging times in american historythe end of world war ii and the onset of the cold war. Americans face the atomic age a cold war state of mind provides a fascinating framework for understanding both the strength and breakdown of the cold war consensus in postwar america. Cold war 1945 1989 up to 20 books are listed, in descending order of popularity at this site. It also expanded the cold war frontiers, which to that point had mostly been confined to opposing russian expansion in central europe. A comprehensive overview essay, plus separate essays on the causes and consequences of the conflict, will provide readers with the necessary context to understand the many. The author, formerly an expert in counterintelligence in us army europe, weaves together exciting true accounts of allies collecting enemy information in the east and fighting spies and secrets of the cold war focuses on a dark period of a silent war and offers a new perspective on the struggle between the superpowers of the world told in the words of those who were there.
In this second part of a twopart interview by government book talk blog editor michele bartram, col. Michael dobbs michael dobbs, author, cold war books. Clear, concise, and compelling, the cold war is a superb primer on the subject. Many cold war secrets taken to the grave by submariners. Jan 20, 2016 top 10 books about the cold war the long, nucleararmed standoff that followed the second world war was a terrifying parody of peace which inspired some brilliant literature francesca kay. That was true even back in the cold war, when two unlikely and, apparently, unpatriotic friends discovered how easy it was to sell american secrets to the soviet union. 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.
Popular cold war books meet your next favorite book. Cold war history is now magazine, podcasts, blog and. Popular cold war history books meet your next favorite book. A new history by john lewis gaddis revolution 1989. Politicalideological differences and opposed views on social and economic policies made the usa and ussr adopt a policy of intense and aggressive competition. Roosevelt died in office, truman oversaw the transition to a new, postwar world in which the united states wielded the influence of a superpower. Cold war history is now magazine, podcasts, blog and books. Dec 18, 2015 between world war ii and the fall of the berlin wall, communication between the western powers and the soviet union was shackled by the deep rivalry and distrust of the cold war. In the world maztwo the delta and aztec squads battle to the death for ownership of that city. 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.
The cold warstudy guide wikibooks, open books for an. Feb 22, 2008 the new cold war by edward lucas 352pp, bloomsbury. The spy who came in from the cold by john le carre, the cold war. Our cold war history series looks at the great battle between the usa and ussr over more than four decades. The author, a distinguished historian, illuminates the struggle between the us and the soviet union, which lasted more than half a century. Chris wiggins new book, ingalls cold war nuclear submarines, starts off with the spy tale of the uss parche, the most decorated warship in the u. Between world war ii and the fall of the berlin wall, communication between the western powers and the soviet union was shackled by the deep rivalry and distrust of the cold war. How victory in the cold war led to tragedy in the years after the. The cold war by john lewis gaddis an admirably lucid and comprehensive account of the nucleararmed standoff its. Ten histories of the cold war worth reading council on foreign. May 01, 2015 whatever your reason, the cold war unveiled ebook cold war unveiled. The book has its shortcomings, but to discuss the topics and projects covered in the text in greater scientific detail would require hundreds of additional pages. We discuss the nuclear bomb threat and the many shocking events that took place in countries and regions all over the world during the war.
Ps further reading is available at the bottom of this page. It is a wide ranging, concise, and thoroughly enjoyable book. Secrets of signals intelligence during the cold war and. The fall of the soviet empire by victor sebestyen iron curtain. Secrets of the cold war focuses on a dark period of a silent war and offers a new perspective on the struggle between the superpowers of the world told in the words of those who were there. The secret cold war uncovers behind the scenes stories of the hilton bombing in sydney, assassinations of diplomats, the combeivanov affair, and the new threat from china. A history, a wideranging narrative by awardwinning political commentator martin walker, which was one of the first major studies of its kind. The other cold war ebook by heonik kwon rakuten kobo. Aug 10, 2011 by its very nature, the cold war was a secret war. Lovett professor of history at yale university, and the dean of cold war historians the new york times. Central european university press march 30, 20 language. A new history is an analysis of the events that took place during the cold war. A critical appraisal of postwar american national security 1982.
The protatgonists in the cold war were the west, led by the united states, and the eastern bloc, led by the soviet union. Arms race to zdanov doctrine is just right for you. The vast amount of newly released documentation and firsthand accounts has enabled scholars to gain a much better understanding of events. 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. A new history by john lewis gaddis, tinker, tailor, soldier. This growing awareness of the importance of intelligence applies not only to the activities of the big services but also to those smaller nations like the netherlands. World war ii, vietnam, and iraq, so i thought it would be worthwhile to discuss another book just in from the national defense intelligence college. He used it for describing the tense situation which had come to develop between the u. Drawing on newly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players, john lewis gaddis explains not just what happened but whyfrom the months in 1945 when the u. Top 10 books about the cold war the long, nucleararmed standoff that followed the second world war was a terrifying parody of peace which inspired some brilliant literature francesca kay.
The book program, at its height between 1957 and 1970, was one of the least known but most effective methods of penetrating the iron curtain, and reached thousands of intellectuals. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The history of the cold war has been the history of the world since 1954. This book reads like a throwback to an era we hoped had passed into history.
For two years in the early 1960s he supplied the cia with highly classified information on soviet rocket strength and strat. In this conceptually bold project, heonik kwon uses anthropology to interrogate the cold war s cultural and historical narratives. Top 10 books about the cold war books the guardian. The harvard cold war project was established to take advantage of these opportunities by promoting archival research in former easternbloc countries. Cassidy, author of the new, critically acclaimed book, war, will, and warlords. Will the delta squad or the aztec force will conquer supreme.
Secrets behind ingallsbuilt submarines cold war spy. From the powerful drama and formal boldness of the status seekers to the post 911 trauma of document. Painted in black and white, the antihero is a kremlin. The long, nucleararmed standoff that followed the second world war was a terrifying parody of peace which inspired some brilliant literature. Jan 25, 2007 john lewis gaddis, the cold war 2005 an entertaining, if slightly dated, survey of the cold war, predominantly from the viewpoint of the two superpowers and with a very americancentric tone, that tries to answer the questions why the cold war began and why it ended, somewhat more successfully in the former than the latter case. The cold war nonfiction cold war nonfiction, so no le carre, etc. It reveals that kgb officers were able to recruit and run agents in australia for many years, and it follows asios own investigations into persistent allegations of. The new cold war by edward lucas books the guardian. Bacevich, a trenchant critic of american foreign policy and the author of several studies of international affairs, begins his latest book. Of course, no book on its own can be, especially in under 300 pages. By yuri modin 1994 while studying at cambridge university in the 1930s, guy burgess. But as modernday leakers show us, anyone can be a spy. Designed and written in a to z format, its an easy and enjoyable way to learn the facts and make them stick.
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