1945-1989

"Henry Kissinger, consummate diplomat and statesman, examines the strategies of six great twentieth-century figures and brings to life a unifying theory of leadership and diplomacy. "Leaders," writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, "think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the future; the second, between the abiding values and aspirations of those they lead. They must balance what they know, which is necessarily drawn from the past, with what they intuit about the future, which is inherently conjectural and uncertain. It is this intuitive grasp of direction that enables leaders to set objectives and lay down a strategy." In Leadership, Kissinger analyses the lives of six extraordinary leaders through the distinctive strategies of statecraft, which he believes they embodied. After the Second World War, Konrad Adenauer brought defeated and morally bankrupt Germany back into the community of nations by what Kissinger calls 'the strategy of humility.'"--Provided by publisher.

"A historical account of the end of the Cold War, including the events that sparked conflict and led to peace, the competition for global ideological supremacy, and the lingering aftermath"--.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that profile fifty men and women who were significant to the Cold War, a period dominated by hostilities between the United States and the Soviet Union, and includes a time line of events from 1939 to 1992.

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.

Presents reference tools on the Cold War, including overviews of fifteen aspects of the era, thirty-one primary sources including speeches by John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, Ronald Reagan, and others, fifty biographies, a time line, a glossary, a bibliography, activities, research ideas, and a cumulative index.

Presents overviews of eight aspects of the Cold War, including the Cuban Missile Crisis, American unrest in the 1960s, and the arms race in the 1980s, and includes a time line, a glossary, a "people to know" list, and research and activity ideas.

As eleven-year-old Franny Chapman deals with drama at home and with her best friend in 1962, she tries to understand the larger problems in the world after President Kennedy announces that Russia is sending nuclear missiles to Cuba. Features historic quotations and photographs.

A look at the Cold War, covering the influence of Stalin's postwar strategy, the effects of the McCarthy hearings on policies, the Cuban Missle Crisis, and more.

A history of the Cold War, focusing on the major conflicts of the era, including the wars in Korea and Vietnam, and highlighting significant people and locations in all areas of the hostilities.

A history of the Cold War, focusing on the final years of the Communist regime in the Soviet Union, beginning with the replacement of Nikita Khruschev by Leonid Brezhnev, and highlighting significant people, places, and events on both sides of the hostilities.