Explores the rivalry and tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union stemming from their differing ideologies and discusses the resulting events during the decade after World War II.
Offers a gripping narrative of the October 1962 crisis from both the U.S. and Soviet perspectives and examines the personal circumstances of Kennedy and Khrushchev, the realities of the Cold War, and the rise of Fidel Castro's Cuba
Explores why the Cold War ended, including such reasons as the changing relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, economic problems, and the increase in nuclear weaponry worldwide.
This book examines the history of conflict in Vietnam, traces the United States involvement from the early 1960s through 1975, and discusses the consequences of the war on both the United States and Vietnam.
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