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The Cold War was the strategic and ideological competition between the United States and the Soviet Union for world supremacy. Through thoughtful narrative supported by fully documented quotes, this title begins with A Brief History of the Cold War and then examines these questions: How Did Stalin¿s Postwar Strategy Lead to the Start of the Cold War? What Effect Did the McCarthy Hearings Have on Cold War Policies? How Did the Cuban Missile Crisis Affect US and Soviet Cold War Strategies? Did the American Military Buildup in the 1980s Help End the Cold War?
The Cold War by
In today's worlds of drones, military strikes, and weapons of mass destruction, it's difficult to imagine a nonviolent war of constant hostility between world super powers. Readers will be intrigued by this conflict known as the Cold War. They will learn that it was a geopolitical, ideological, and economic struggle between two world superpowers, the USA and the USSR, starting in 1947 and ending in 1991.
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The Vietnam War cost the lives of more than 50,000 US soldiers, and sparked major unrest at home in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to keep North and South Vietnam from being united under a Communist regime. Through thoughtful narrative supported by fully documented quotes this title begins with A Brief History of the Vietnam War and then examines these questions: How Did Fear of Communism Lead to US Intervention in Vietnam? How Did the Tet Offensive Increase Opposition to the War? How Did Richard Nixon¿s Policies Influence the War¿s Outcome? What Lasting Impact Did the Vietnam War Have on the United States and Vietnam?
The Vietnam War by
From the award-winning historian and filmmakers (The Civil War, Baseball, The War, The Roosevelts, among others)- a vivid, uniquely powerful history of the conflict that tore America apart--the companion volume to the major, multipart PBS film to be aired in September 2017. More than forty years after it ended, the Vietnam War continues to haunt our country. We still argue over why we were there, whether we could have won, and who was right and wrong in their response to the conflict. When the war divided the country, it created deep political fault lines that continue to divide us today. Now, continuing in the tradition of their critically acclaimed collaborations, the authors draw on dozens and dozens of interviews in America and Vietnam to give us the perspectives of people involved at all levels of the war- US and Vietnamese soldiers and their families, high-level officials in America and Vietnam, antiwar protestors, POWs, and many more. The book plunges us into the chaos and intensity of combat, even as it explains the rationale that got us into Vietnam and kept us there for so many years. Rather than taking sides, the book seeks to understand why the war happened the way it did, and to clarify its complicated legacy. Beautifully written and richly illustrated, this is a tour de force that is certain to launch a new national conversation.
