Cold War Reference Library

Stretching from the end of World War II to 1989, the Cold Warbetween the Western powers and the Communist bloc shapednational alliances around the world. In 18 chapters, the "Almanac"treats the historic causes of the tension; the mutual suspicionsthat fueled the conflict for more than 40 years; the ideological clashbetween communism and democracy; and the policies that marked the longstandoff -- the Marshall Plan, Truman'sPoint Four program, the nuclear armsrace, economic aid, the Berlin Wall, detente; and much more. Also coveredare the times when the ColdWar burst into armed conflict insuch areas as Korea, Cuba andSoutheast Asia. "Biographies" presentsapproximately 25 intriguingstories of the lives and actions ofHarry Truman, Winston Churchill, JosephStalin, Mao Zedong, Nikita Khrushchev, Ronald Reagan, PopeJohn Paul II and many others, both famous and less well-known.Giving first-hand views of various aspects of the Cold War, "Primary Sources" provides fully annotated, complete and excerpteddocuments and other sources, including the many and often shiftingalliances that marked the period. Included are 240 black-andwhiteillustrations with approximately 10 maps; chronology; sidebars; words to know; research and activity ideas; furtherreading; subject index; and more.Hanes, Richard Clay is the author of 'Cold War Reference Library' with ISBN 9780787676094 and ISBN 0787676098.