Origins of the Cold War 1941-1949

ISBN-13: 9780367858384 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 282 str.

Martin McCauley

Opis

Now in its fifth edition, Origins of the Cold War 1941-1949 covers the formative years of the momentous struggle that developed between two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union.

Spis treści

PART I: The background 1. The background PART II: Descriptive analysis  2. Conflict  3. Operation Unthinkable and Operation Pincher: World War III?  4. Atomic diplomacy  5. Eastern Europe  6. The Middle East  7. East Asia and Indo-China  8. Bretton Woods, the IMF and the World Bank  9. Conflict over Germany and the Soviet Union in new light  10. Decisions which led to division  11. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan  12. The Soviet response  13. Espionage  14. Culture wars  15. Who was responsible for the Cold War?  16. The United Nations and the concept of the collect security  PART III: Assessment  17. Was it all inevitable?  PART IV: Documents

O autorze

Martin McCauley is a prolific author and broadcaster who has had a wealth of experience in Russian and international affairs. He taught at the University of London for over 30 years, and his recent publications include Stalin and Stalinism 3rd edition (2018) and The Cold War 1949–2016 (2017).