Cold War

by James A. Warren

For almost fifty years after World War II, the antagonism caused by two rival ideologies -- democracy and communism -- dominated international politics. Although by no means the only nations involved in this long conflict we call the call war, the democratic United States and the Communist Soviet Union were always at its center. These superpowers vied to surpass each other at controlling international affairs, stockpiling nuclear weapons, racing for the moon, and even at world chess and Olympic competitions. When the Soviet Union offically disbanded on Christmas day, 1991, forty-six years of open hostility between East and West finally came to an end. The cold war was over, but its effects remain. What led the United States into such bitter rivalry with the USSR? What fed America's paranoia about communism? How did this obsessive fear come to dictate U.S. policy at home and abroad? In Cold The American Crusade Against Communism 1945-1991, James A. Warren examines these and other important questions. The first comprehensive study of the cold war published for yound adults since the dissolutions of the Soviet Union, Cold War takes a thoughtful look at where America has been and where we might be headed.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published October 17, 1996

About the author

James Warren is a freelance writer specializing in modern American military history. He has written books on the Vietnam War and the cold war, and contributed the chapter on the Vietnam War to The Atlas of American Military History (1993). His reviews and articles have appeared in MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, as well as in Society and The Providence (RI) Journal.

He is the author of a highly acclaimed History of the U.S. Marines from Iwo Jima to Iraq, American Spartans, and Portrait of a Tragedy: America and the Vietnam War. He lives in Narragansett, Rhode Island.

Reviews

[Brody · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoy reading about history so i liked this book. If you arent into reading about real historical events you may not like this book. i rated it 4 out of 5 because it got dry at some points. i really enjoyed learning about the scandals of past presidents along with their peers within other countries.

[Bryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think it a good book if u like NF BOOKS ABOUT WAR. Its also like a time line but its a book. The infomation in this book is from the years 1945-1991.

[Ben Choi · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book is a good nonfiction book detailing the timeline of the events of the Cold War. In the book the United States and Soviet Union try to be on top of each other. This includes in the space race, the nuclear arms race, and overall. There are wars such as the Korean War and Vietnam War as a result. The book is good but could present things more interestingly.