The Cold War: 1945 - 1991

by Joseph Smith

Book Overview

This book provides a concise analysis of relations between the United States and the Soviet Union during the whole period of the Cold War from 1945 to 1991. It explains the rise of the two superpowers immediately after World War II. The author describes the growing confrontation between East and West in Europe dating from the announcement of the Truman Doctrine in 1949 to the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Full attention is paid to the extension...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631191380
• ISBN13: 9780631191384
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"