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Superpower rivalries and proxy warfare

The Cold War was a time of ultimate technological military and political competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. Proxy wars were fought between countries supported by one of the two superpowers of the United States or the Soviet Union. The United States and Soviet Union put their powers to the test in the arms race and the space race. This book describes how the landscape of war was forever changed as these formidable forces pursued political power through technology and weapons.
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The legacy of the Cold War

2018
This book explores the political, economic, and technological impact of the Cold War on life today.

NATO, the Warsaw Pact, and the Iron Curtain

2018
This book takes a closer look at how NATO, the Warsaw Pact, and the Iron Curtain played a role in the sharp political division between the West and East.

The Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine

2018
This book gives an in-depth discussion of European integration and the influence of Communism on Western Europe.

The Bay of Pigs and the Cuban Missile Crisis

2018
This book takes a closer look at this dramatic conflict and the tensions that emerged from the threat of nuclear power.

The collapse of communism and the breakup of the Soviet Union

2018
This book looks at the transformation of politics throughout the world as new military and economic alliances were established after the Soviet Unions breakup.

Superpower rivalries and proxy warfare

2018
This book describes how the landscape of war was forever changed as these formidable forces pursued political power through technology and weapons.

Sputnik and the space race

2018
This book explores how technological power was used in the fight for political dominance.

Nuclear proliferation, the military-industrial complex, and the arms race

2018
This book examines how nuclear proliferation and the arms race influenced the trajectory of the Cold War.
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