1945-1991

Explores the genesis of the Cold War, beginning with the "new world order" created by World War II. Hear Winston Churchill coin the famous phrase "iron curtain." Also analyze diplomatic responses to Communism, from the Truman Doctrine to NATO, and assess the crucial role of atomic weaponry. Includes ABC News archival footage, interviews with newsmakers, and commentary.

A documentary marking the fiftieth anniversary of the speech in which Secretary of State George C. Marshall outlined his plan to finance the reconstruction of Europe following World War II. Features archival photographs, films, newsreels, and contemporary interviews.

"Thirty-four essays by a team of leading scholars offering a broad reassessment of the Cold War, calling into question orthodox ways of ordering the chronology of the period and presenting . . . insights into the global dimension of the conflict"--OCLC.

Explores the choices made by world leaders "that molded the contemporary world, looking at key moments of decision, the might-have-beens, and the human beings working through them, and explores both what happened and what could have happened, to show how one world ended and another took form"--Adapted from dust jacket.

"The Cold War dominated international life from the end of World War II to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. But how did the conflict begin? Why did it move from its initial origins in Postwar Europe to encompass virtually every corner of the globe? And why, after lasting so long, did the war end so suddenly and unexpectedly? [The author] considers these questions and more, as well as looking at the legacy of the Cold War and its impact on international relations"--Provided by publisher.

"Even though the Cold War ended in 1991, . . . [modern] geopolitics still reflects its divisions and . . . issues. Not only does the . . . relationship between the United States and Russia call to mind the tensions between the U.S. and USSR, but the specter of nuclear war has haunted both periods. This volume illustrates the role that the nuclear threat played in the Cold War. It opens with the development of the first nuclear weapons and then traces the rises of air-launched, land-based, and naval nuclear weapons, early warning systems, and methods of preparation in case the worst happened"--Provided by publisher.

Contains chronologically arranged essays that provide an event-by-event history of the Cold War, from the 1945 Yalta Conference, to the admission of sixteen new members to the United Nations on December 14, 1955.

A history of the Cold War, focusing on the escalation of the stand-off between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1952 and 1963, and discussing the role of various leaders and other participants on both sides of the conflict.

Contains chronologically arranged essays that provide an event-by-event history of the Cold War, from the Soviet crackdown on Moscow's Helsinki Watch Group in February-March 1977, to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. Includes a review of post-1991 developments.

Contains chronologically arranged essays that provide an event-by-event history of the Cold War, from Khrushchev's denoucement of the Stalinist regime in 1956, to the formation of a Soviet citizen group to investigate political abuses of psychiatry in 1977.