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Presents overviews of seven aspects of the Cold War, including its origins, the Red Scare, and espionage, and includes a time line, a glossary, a "people to know" list, and research and activity ideas.

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

Traces the development of rockets and spaceflight from German experiments before World War II to the manned moon landings, and provides biographies on two scientists, Wernher von Braun and Sergei Korolev.

Historian Melvyn P. Leffler discusses the rapid demise of communism in the Soviet Union in 1990, and investigates the reasons why previous attempts by U.S. and Soviet leaders to end the cold war failed.

Traces the origins of the Cold War through an analysis of U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union from 1941 and the formation of the Grand Alliance, to the proclamation of the Truman Doctrine in 1947.

Uses several primary documents to illustrate the political atmosphere in the United States throughout the Cold War.

Argues against the necessity of dropping the atomic bomb on Japan during World War II. Discusses the role that United States/Soviet Union foreign relations played in the decision.

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.