Winning the World: Lessons for America's Future from the Cold War

by Thomas M. Nichols

Book Overview

At the dawn of the 21st century, it should be evident that the Cold War of 1945-1991 was but the first of its kind. Nichols urges the reader to consider previous resolutions before another such conflict arises. He asserts that the Cold War was essentially a clash of ideologies tempered by the ever-present threat of nuclear annihilation. Victory for the West came quietly, without the final and utterly destructive war often envisioned.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275966631
• ISBN13: 9780275966638
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.5"