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The cold war by john lewis gaddis, jay gregory, and alan. Gaddis is on the advisory board of the cold war international history project. We traditionally think of the cold war as a postworld war ii diplomatic and military conflict between the united states and the soviet union. The diplomatic tension of the cold war between the united states and the soviet union after wwii shaped the role of the united states as a global leader in the modern world. We discuss the nuclear bomb threat and the many shocking events that took place in countries and regions all over the world during the war. Drawing on newly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players, john lewis gaddis explains not just what happened but whyfrom the months in 1945 when the u. From the dean of cold war historians new york times. The cold war by john lewis gaddis audiobook highbridge audio. The cold war audiobook by john lewis gaddis 9781598873757. Aug 28, 2017 as odd arne westad relates in the cold war. The dean of cold war historians new york times now presents the definitive account of the global confrontation that dominated the last half of the twentieth century. A new history audiobook written by john lewis gaddis. Ten histories of the cold war worth reading council on. Cold war history is now magazine, podcasts, blog and.
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