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"Now in its third edition, Cold War provides an accessible and comprehensive account of the decades-long conflict between two nuclear-armed Superpowers during the twentieth century. This book offers a broader timeline than any other Cold War text, charting the lead-up to the conflict from the Russian Revolution to World War II, providing an authoritative narrative and analysis of the period between 1945 and 1991, and scrutinizing the thirty-year aftermath, including the prospect of a "new Cold War." In this new edition, Carole K. Fink provides new insights and perspectives on key events, with an emphasis on people, power, and ideas. The third edition covers developments in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America as well as in Europe. It also includes: Ten new maps that illustrate the global reach of the long conflict An extended chronology to show recent related events Discussion of the 2016 US election, subsequent Trump-Putin relationship, continuing Middle East turmoil, and new role of China in world politics. An updated bibliography to reflect recent scholarship in the area Cold War is the consummate book on this complex global rivalry and will be of interest to students of contemporary US and international history and history enthusiasts alike"--

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. A Daring Career Begins -- 2. Touring beyond the United States -- 3. Military Balloonist -- 4. Off to the Spanish-American War -- 5. Back to Denver -- 6. Airships and Airplanes -- 7. Eldorado Springs -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- About the Author.

A COLD WAR INVOLVES A POLTICAL CONFLICT BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, A STRESS ON THE VALUES THAT UNITE EACH SIDE AS AN ASSERTION OF THE NEED TO STRUGGLE AGAINST THE OPPOSING CAMP. THIS IS EVIDENT IN SPEECHES MADE BY PRESIDENT REAGAN CALLING FOR A CRUSADE AGAINST COMMUNISM. INTENSIFICATION OF CONFLICT IN THE THIRD WORLD IS ALSO TYPICAL OF THE NEW COLD WAR.

In the 1940s and 1950s, Western governments turned to radio as the most effective means of countering the Soviet information monopoly. U.S. and West European radio stations attempted to provide listeners with the kind of programs they might expect from their own radio stations if the latter were free of censorship. For most of these listeners in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the broadcasts were their only contact with the outside world. The importance of the foreign radio programs was confirmed not only by audience estimates, but also by the considerable efforts the Communist regimes made to jam the transmissions. Given the importance of foreign broadcasting for the political life of the Soviet bloc, it is remarkable that these broadcasts have received scant scholarly attention in the Western countries that sponsored them. The three books reviewed here help to fill that gap.