changing images of the U.S. in Pravda political cartoons, 1917-1991
McKenna, Kevin J
2001
Examines the depiction of America by political cartoons in the Soviet Union's newspaper "Pravda" from its founding in 1912 to its final days in 1991, presenting analysis, nearly one hundred cartoon examples, and tables reflecting changing themes and trends.
Takes a pro/con approach to several issues relating to the Cold War, and provides a chronology, a bibliography, study questions, and an appendix of primary documents.
Chronicles the Cold War, from its origins in the Soviet Revolution as the twentieth century began to the collapse of the Soviet Union as the century closed.
the untold story of the Cold War arms race and its dangerous legacy
Hoffman, David E
2009
A history of the end of the arms race describes the Soviet Union's development of an automatic retaliatory attack system, the United States's efforts to create space-based missile defenses, and the struggle to prevent nuclear weapons from being acquired by terrorists.