Cold War History Books

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The Cold War: A New History The Cold War: A New History (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 8,369 ratings — published 2005
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The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.52 — 87,744 ratings — published 2018
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George F. Kennan: An American Life George F. Kennan: An American Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.09 — 2,649 ratings — published 2011
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The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.00 — 879 ratings — published 2005
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The Cold War: A World History The Cold War: A World History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,419 ratings — published 2017
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The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,537 ratings — published 2009
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Roller-Coaster: Europe, 1950-2017 Roller-Coaster: Europe, 1950-2017 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,386 ratings — published 2018
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The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.24 — 15,886 ratings — published 2015
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Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.27 — 14,477 ratings — published 2013
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The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.61 — 16,939 ratings — published 2020
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From Cold War To Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia From Cold War To Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,917 ratings — published 2018
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 18,801 ratings — published 2004
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The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles & Their Secret World War The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles & Their Secret World War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.14 — 4,400 ratings — published 2013
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Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,273 ratings — published 2012
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Gulag: A History Gulag: A History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.28 — 13,574 ratings — published 2003
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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 11,189 ratings — published 1998
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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 3.95 — 15,177 ratings — published 2007
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Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,088 ratings — published 2021
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Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself — While the Rest of Us Die Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself — While the Rest of Us Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 3.91 — 2,754 ratings — published 2017
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb The Making of the Atomic Bomb (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.40 — 24,386 ratings — published 1986
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Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,024 ratings — published 1995
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A Preponderance of Power: National Security, the Truman Administration, and the Cold War A Preponderance of Power: National Security, the Truman Administration, and the Cold War (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 3.93 — 98 ratings — published 1992
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Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.23 — 11,470 ratings — published 2018
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Stalin and the Bomb: The Soviet Union and Atomic Energy, 1939-1956 Stalin and the Bomb: The Soviet Union and Atomic Energy, 1939-1956 (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.09 — 138 ratings — published 1994
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Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,261 ratings — published 2023
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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.37 — 64,466 ratings — published 2019
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Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 3.85 — 472 ratings — published 1997
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Gorbachev: His Life and Times Gorbachev: His Life and Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,310 ratings — published 2017
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Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.39 — 9,270 ratings — published 2017
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The Triumph of Improvisation: Gorbachev's Adaptability, Reagan's Engagement, and the End of the Cold War The Triumph of Improvisation: Gorbachev's Adaptability, Reagan's Engagement, and the End of the Cold War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 3.63 — 111 ratings — published 2014
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Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,293 ratings — published 2021
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Restricted Data: The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States Restricted Data: The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.16 — 244 ratings — published 2021
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The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,119 ratings — published 2021
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Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.16 — 17,729 ratings — published 2020
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The Cambridge History of the Cold War (Volume 1) The Cambridge History of the Cold War (Volume 1)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.19 — 79 ratings — published 2010
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Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.32 — 7,778 ratings — published 2018
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Another Such Victory: President Truman and the Cold War, 1945-1953 (Stanford Nuclear Age Series) Another Such Victory: President Truman and the Cold War, 1945-1953 (Stanford Nuclear Age Series)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 3.69 — 13 ratings — published 2002
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The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,576 ratings — published 2018
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The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,125 ratings — published 2014
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Power and Protest: Global Revolution and the Rise of Detente Power and Protest: Global Revolution and the Rise of Detente (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 3.59 — 204 ratings — published 2003
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For the Soul of Mankind: The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War For the Soul of Mankind: The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 3.92 — 303 ratings — published 2007
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The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.35 — 2,584 ratings — published 2013
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Khrushchev: The Man and His Era Khrushchev: The Man and His Era (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,714 ratings — published 2003
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A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.24 — 12,541 ratings — published 1988
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The End of the Cold War, 1985-1991 The End of the Cold War, 1985-1991 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 3.79 — 345 ratings — published 2015
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One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.24 — 4,487 ratings — published 2008
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A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.19 — 29,365 ratings — published 2014
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The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War The Hawk and the Dove: Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 4.13 — 455 ratings — published 2009
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Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 3.96 — 849 ratings — published 2007
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A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev A Failed Empire: The Soviet Union in the Cold War from Stalin to Gorbachev (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as cold-war-history)
avg rating 3.94 — 697 ratings — published 2007
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