soviet union

An examination of the Cuban Missile Crisis analyzes the roles, objectives, and actions of John Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev during the October 1962 showdown between the U.S. and Soviet Union.

Presents a portrait of Ronald Reagan and his presidency, using his proposed Star Wars defense as a lens through which to examine the extent to which national discourse about foreign and defense policy is not about reality, but instead a matter of domestic politics, history, and mythology.

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.