Inside the Cold War from Marx to Reagan
Subtitle: an unprecedented guide to the roots, history, strategies, and key documents of the Cold War ; with and Internet library of over 900 official documents
By: Sven F. Kraemer
Contributors: American Foreign Policy Council
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 554
ISBN-13: 9780761866213; 9780761866220
Subjects: Sources; Cold War; Cold War (1945-1989) fast (OCoLC)fst01754978; History
Description: Includes primary source materials.
Notes: "American Foreign Policy Council, Washington, D.C."--Title page.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part I: Roots and strategies of the Cold War before Reagan; title: America's freedom faith and the Cold War; title: Marxism-Leninism : communist roots of the Cold War to the eve of the Second World War, 1848 to 1939; title: The Cold War builds : from the Hitler-Stalin pact to the Iron Curtain, 1939 to 1950; title: U.S. "containment" strategy : Truman to Johnson, 1950 to 1968; title: U.S. "détente" strategy : Nixon to Ford, 1969 to 1977; title: Carter's "détente" confusion : Soviet advances and catalysts for change, 1977 to 1981; title: Part II: The Reagan revolution in U.S. Cold War strategy : an overview; title: The Reagan revolution begins : Reagan's political journey, coalition, and 1980 election; title: The first term, setting the new Cold War strategy : peace and freedom through strength, 1981 to 1985; title: The second term : Reagan's Cold War strategy gains force, Gorbachev falters, 1985 to 1989; title: Part III: The Reagan revolution in defense and arms control; title: Reagan's integrated U.S. defense and arms control strategy; title: Intermediate nuclear forces : "zero option" vs. nuclear freeze; title: Strategic forces : Soviet buildup, U.S. modernization, START, and nuclear deterrence; title: Strategic defense : SOl, MAD, ASATs, and civil defense; title: NATO-Warsaw Pact : conventional and CBW forces and arms control; title: Soviet arms treaty violations; title: Part IV: Reagan's freedom strategy against Soviet imperialism, espionage, and "active measures" intelligence operations; title: Reagan's freedom strategy : speeches, public diplomacy, and support of freedom movements; title: Taking on Soviet imperialism in Afghanistan; title: Taking on Soviet-Cuban imperialism in Latin America and Africa; title: Taking on Soviet imperialism in Poland and Eastern Europe; title: Reagan's intelligence revolution : taking on Soviet espionage and "active measures"; title: Afterword; title: Secretary of Defense Award; title: Reagan letter to author.