communist countries

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.

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

A history of how Communism took over Eastern Europe after World War II and transformed the individuals who came under its sway.

A collection of essays on the positive legacy of Marx's vision of communism.

Discusses America's secret plan known as Rollback that was designed to subvert and sabotage the Soviet grip on its satellite countries after the collapse of Nazi power in 1945.

Presents memoirs by ten survivors of prisons and work camps in such Communist countries as the Soviet Union, Cuba, Vietnam, and China during the Cold War years, and includes background on the gulag genre of literature and introductions to each work.

Examines the history of Communism and various Communist countries including the former Soviet Union, China, and Cuba; and describes the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe, the destruction of the Berlin Wall, and the formation of independent European states.

Chronicles Ronald Reagan's history of opposition to and activism against communism, arguing that his motivation for becoming involved in politics was to bring about an end to communist regimes, and looks at what Reagan did as president of the United States to bring down the Soviet Union.