1945-1989

A collection of primary source documents and original essays that explore the roles United States presidents played in the Cold War from the Truman administration through George H. W. Bush's terms in office.

Traces the history of the CIA, focusing on how the agency's actions and plans were monitored and influenced by Congress in the mid-twentieth century.

In Cincinnati, Ohio, in the summer of 1952, eight-year-old Peti gives up his room to his Hungarian relatives, including a twelve-year-old cousin who bullies him, and worries about his grandfather who cannot escape from behind the Iron Curtain.

Provides an account of the Vietnam War, and features excerpts from the letters, diaries, and oral accounts of people who worked, fought, or waited at home.

Examines the history, scope, structure, and function of the Central Intelligence Agency as well as its relationship to the Federal Government.