The fifty-year wound the true price of America's Cold War victory / Derek Leebaert.

Author/creator Leebaert, Derek
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoBoston : Little, Brown, ©2002.
Descriptionxviii, 750 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Cold War--Influence.
Cold War--Social aspects. --United States.
Cold War--Moral and ethical aspects. --United States.
United States--Foreign relations. --1945-1989.
United States--Politics and government. --1945-1989.
United States--Social conditions. --1945-.

Contents 1945: at the top of the wave -- Back to the future (1946-1950) -- Getting the habit (1950-1953) -- Nothing so simple (1953-1956) -- Settling in for the long haul (1956-1961) -- The burden and the glory (1961-1963) -- The burden felt (1964-1969) -- Blight on the battlefield (1969-1975) -- In the hollow of the wave (1975-1981) -- Hard pounding (1981-1985) -- Shaking loose (1985-1989) -- Unintended consequences (1989- ).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [707]-724) and index.
LCCN 2001034452
ISBN0316518476

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E744 .L426 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold