For the Soul of Mankind The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War

Name: For the Soul of Mankind The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War
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ISBN: 9780809097173

ISBN-10: 0809097176

ISBN-13: 9780809097173

Edition: 2007

Authors: Melvyn P. Leffler

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To the amazement of the public, pundits, and even the policymakers themselves, the ideological and political conflict that had endangered the world for half a century came to an end in 1990. How did that happen? What caused the cold war in the first place, and why did it last as long as it did? The distinguished historian Melvyn P. Leffler homes in on four crucial episodes when American and Soviet leaders considered modulating, avoiding, or ending hostilities and asks why they failed: Stalin and Truman devising new policies after 1945; Malenkov and Eisenhower exploring the chance for peace after Stalin's death in 1953; Kennedy, Khrushchev, and LBJ trying to reduce tensions after the Cuban…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 9/18/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 608
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.870
Language: English




The origins of the Cold War, 1945-48 : Stalin and Truman



The chance for peace, 1953-54 : Malenkov and Eisenhower



Retreat from armageddon, 1962-65 : Khrushchev, Kennedy, and Johnson



The erosion of detente, 1975-80 : Brezhnev and Carter



The end of the Cold War, 1985-90 : Gorbachev, Reagan, and Bush