The Cold War: The United States and the Soviet Union 1917-1991

by Ronald E. Powaski and Powaski, Ronald E. Powaski, Ronald E.

Book Overview

For half of the twentieth century, the Cold War gripped the world. International relations everywhere--and domestic policy in scores of nations--pivoted around this central point, the American-Soviet rivalry. Even today, much of the world's diplomacy grapples with chaos created by the Cold War's sudden disappearance. Here indeed is a subject that defies easy understanding. Now comes a definitive account, a startlingly fresh, clear eyed, comprehensive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195078519
• ISBN13: 9780195078510
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

GOOD OVERVIEW

this book, while not involved with alot of individual detail, is a great summary of important events throughout the cold war. i personally use it all of the time for quick referencing. i recommend it to anyone interested in the cold war.

it's hard to cover eighty years in 300 pages

I had to read this book as part of my history graduate studies. While Powaski has a notable orthodox lean to the Cold War spin, towards the end, he notes "post-revisionistly" that both Russia and U.S. have to take blame. Not an easy read and with little if any original research (no Russian primary sources), but quite informative as a narrative of Cold War history...would have liked more information on the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-5, which sort of started all the ill feelings in the first place.

WOW Very well written, Wasn't one sided

This book went all the way back to pre-revolutionary times and started from there. Very very detailed view of what REALLY happened. Why, Who, and Other critical points of the relations between the Soviet Union and the U.S. in the Global Arena.