“Outstanding . . . The most accessible distillation of that conflict yet written.” —The Boston Globe
“Energetically written and lucid, it makes an ideal introduction to the subject.” —The New York Times
The “dean of Cold War historians” (The New York Times) now presents the definitive account of the global confrontation that dominated the last half of...

Documents the history of the Cold War, which took place between the 1940s and the 1990s; and provides fully cited quotes from historical figures, letters, speeches, and other sources, along with facts and analysis; and includes a chronology and time line.

“A stylish spy thriller” of postwar Berlin—the first in a thrilling new series from the acclaimed author of the Inspector Troy Novels (TheNew York Times Book Review).
 
John Wilfrid Holderness—aka Joe Wilderness—was a young Cockney cardsharp surviving the London Blitz before he started crisscrossing war-torn Europe as an MI6 agent. With the war over, he’s become a “free-agent...

An overview of the Cold War that discusses its causes, the Truman Doctrine, espionage, the House Un-American Activities Committee, its aftermath, and other related topics, and includes photographs, a time line, and a list of additional resources.

Following the end of World War II, the Truman administration created the Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA). The agency produced videos, booklets, and television shows to convince the American public that they could survive a nuclear attack by taking basic precautions. School children practiced "duck and cover" drills, dropping under their desks and covering their heads in response to a warning. Fear of a Soviet nuclear attack also led many...

Laika began her life as a stray dog on the streets of Moscow and died in 1957 aboard the Soviet satellite Sputnik II. Initially the USSR reported that Laika, the first animal to orbit the earth, had survived in space for seven days, providing valuable data that would make future manned space flight possible. People believed that Laika died a painless death as her oxygen ran out. Only in recent decades has the real story become public: Laika died after...

"Berlin. 1963. The height of the Cold War. An early morning spy swap, not at the familiar setting for such exchanges, or at Checkpoint Charlie, where international visitors cross into the East, but at a more discreet border crossing, usually reserved for East German VIPs. The Communists are trading two American students caught helping people to escape over the wall and a lower level CIA operative. On the other side of the trade: Martin Keller, a physicist...

In this program, we encounter the ultimate weapons wielded in the Cold War - propaganda and disinformation. Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union are underpinned by their fundamentally opposing ideologies of Capitalism and Communism. This is an engaging investigation of the prevailing propaganda themes and messages over the course of the Cold War and the role played by mediums like film, television and print media.

"Describes weapons of the Cold War, including nuclear weapons, missiles, and defenses"--Provided by publisher.