num_pages: 425
description: "A masterly review of the early pahses of the conflict between the United States, Russia, China and their respective allies from 1946 to the Cuban missle crisis in the autumn of 1962. It is clear, thorough and judicious; in short, magnificent."-- The Economist "...Gaddis has done a thorough jobof collating material from these diverse sources...and constructing a trenchant analysis that puts these fascinating tidbits into context."-- San Francisco Chronicle &amp; Examiner Based on the latest findings of Cold War historians and extensive research in American archives as well as the recentlyopened archives in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and China, We Now Know provides a vividly written, eye-opening account of the Cold War during the years from the end of World War II to the Cuban missile crisis. The book brims with new information drawn from previously unavailable sources,with fresh insight into the impact of ideology, economics, and nuclear weapons, and with striking reinterpretations of the roles of Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Khrushchev, Mao, and Stalin. Indeed, Gaddis concludes that if there was one factor that made the Cold War unavoidable it was Stalin.
language: English
title: We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History
titlecomplete: We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History (Council on Foreign Relations Book)
genres: Military History, Political Science, History, Politics, American History, European History, Reference, Russia, Nonfiction, School
ratings_count: 466
publisher: Oxford University Press