It was a cold casethe unsolved double murder of two teenage girls. This book reads like a throwback to an era we hoped had passed into history. The cold war was more of a global conflict than was either of this centurys two major wars. Popular cold war books meet your next favorite book. It is a wide ranging, concise, and thoroughly enjoyable book. That was true even back in the cold war, when two unlikely and, apparently, unpatriotic friends discovered how easy it was to sell american secrets to the soviet union. Secrets behind ingallsbuilt submarines cold war spy.
Books about cold war 1945 1989 what should i read next. Popular cold war history books meet your next favorite book. Gorbachevs adaptability, reagans engagement, and the end of the cold war by. During the cold war the cias premier agent in the soviet union was a highlevel intelligence officer named oleg penkovsky.
A new history is an analysis of the events that took place during the cold war. The spy who came in from the cold by john le carre, the cold war. The greatest espionage story of the cold war kindle edition. Find out in the first book of the cold war keywords. In this conceptually bold project, heonik kwon uses anthropology to interrogate the cold war s cultural and historical narratives. In this second part of a twopart interview by government book talk blog editor michele bartram, col.
The book has its shortcomings, but to discuss the topics and projects covered in the text in greater scientific detail would require hundreds of additional pages. Lindseys spy book follows their story of amateur espionage in all of its strange, drugaddled glory. Venona, by nigel west is an extensive study and layout of translated soviet codes that subsequently helped to unmask literally hundreds of soviet spies working in england, australia, canada, and america during the cold war. The result is a riveting narrative of a persecuted community struggling to reach a safe haven amid tumultuous events that will certainly resonate with readers today. Michael dobbs michael dobbs, author, cold war books. Politicalideological differences and opposed views on social and economic policies made the usa and ussr adopt a policy of intense and aggressive competition. Jan 25, 2007 john lewis gaddis, the cold war 2005 an entertaining, if slightly dated, survey of the cold war, predominantly from the viewpoint of the two superpowers and with a very americancentric tone, that tries to answer the questions why the cold war began and why it ended, somewhat more successfully in the former than the latter case. In recent years the importance of signals intelligence sigint has become more prominent, especially the capabilities and possibilities of reading and deciphering diplomatic, military and commercial communications of other nations. Cold war 1945 1989 up to 20 books are listed, in descending order of popularity at this site. Cold war history series episode 10 end of the cold war. Oct 27, 2015 during the cold war the cias premier agent in the soviet union was a highlevel intelligence officer named oleg penkovsky. The author, a distinguished historian, illuminates the struggle between the us and the soviet union, which lasted more than half a century.
The project seeks to expand and enrich what is known about cold war events and themes, and encourages scholars to use their research on cold war topics to illuminate current theoretical debates. Jun 20, 2019 but as modernday leakers show us, anyone can be a spy. A cold war state of mind university of massachusetts press. Cold war secrets make book intriguing read article the. Of course, no book on its own can be, especially in under 300 pages.
By yuri modin 1994 while studying at cambridge university in the 1930s, guy burgess. May 01, 2015 whatever your reason, the cold war unveiled ebook cold war unveiled. Michael dobbs links their fates to the heated debates taking place on the other side of the ocean over u. Critical thinking and intelligence analysis is a study of the practice of critical thinking which can be defined as simultaneously thinking and. The essential reference guide is intended to introduce students to the tensions between the soviet union and the united states that dominated international affairs in the second half of the 20th century. Jan 20, 2016 top 10 books about the cold war the long, nucleararmed standoff that followed the second world war was a terrifying parody of peace which inspired some brilliant literature francesca kay. Bacevich, a trenchant critic of american foreign policy and the author of several studies of international affairs, begins his latest book. The crushing of eastern europe, 19441956 by anne applebaum one minute to midnight. Now that its over, its crucial to our future to understand how the cold war has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and.
The long, nucleararmed standoff that followed the second world war was a terrifying parody of peace which inspired some brilliant literature. Anticommunism played a very significant role in controlling the political arena in the united states during the cold war. I recommend this book to anybody with an amateur interest in cold war weapons technology, and as an introduction to teslian technology and the history of wave radio. It also expanded the cold war frontiers, which to that point had mostly been confined to opposing russian expansion in central europe. They vanished on a crisp autumn night more than decade ago. By yuri modin 1994 while studying at cambridge university. A critical appraisal of postwar american national security 1982. The culture of the cold war, 2nd edition major theme. A new history is a book that provides the reader with a comprehensive view of the cold war. A comprehensive overview essay, plus separate essays on the causes and consequences of the conflict, will provide readers with the necessary context to understand the many.
This book has its purpose, but it is not in itself a complete and total delivery of the events of the cold war. Secrets of signals intelligence during the cold war and. The secret cold war john blaxland and rhys crawley. Sputnik spoke to iain ballantyne, author of a new book on submarine warfare, about how close they came to triggering a nuclear war. Ten histories of the cold war worth reading council on foreign. List of books and articles about cold war online research. We discuss the nuclear bomb threat and the many shocking events that took place in countries and regions all over the world during the war.
Truman presided over one of the most challenging times in american historythe end of world war ii and the onset of the cold war. Clear, concise, and compelling, the cold war is a superb primer on the subject. The author, formerly an expert in counterintelligence in us army europe, weaves together exciting true accounts of allies collecting enemy information in the east and fighting spies and secrets of the cold war focuses on a dark period of a silent war and offers a new perspective on the struggle between the superpowers of the world told in the words of those who were there. A very short introduction mcmahon has produced a commanding short narrative of a vital period in recent world history. The cold war, kathleen ossips second collection of poetry, is a work of startling breadth and wit. Counterinsurgency in afghanistan and pakistan, 20012011, describes the lessons learned after ten years of war in afghanistan. Dec 18, 2015 between world war ii and the fall of the berlin wall, communication between the western powers and the soviet union was shackled by the deep rivalry and distrust of the cold war. And dont forget we have two books out on the cold war. The term cold war was for the first time used by bernard baruch, an american statesman, but was popularized by prof. A goldmine of previously untapped information on the untold story of the secret book distribution program financed by the cia to eastern europe during the cold war. Adopting a truly panoramic view of local politics and international events, he challenges the notion that the cold war was a global struggle fought uniformly around the world and that the end of the war marked a radical, universal rupture in modern history. Pages in category cold war fiction the following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. He is the author of numerous books, including on grand strategy, the united states and the origins of the cold war, 19411947 1972.
A new history by john lewis gaddis, tinker, tailor, soldier. Will the delta squad or the aztec force will conquer supreme. Cold war history is now magazine, podcasts, blog and books. The fall of the soviet empire by victor sebestyen iron curtain. The us and the ussr had nukes aimed at each other and spies trying to find out what was actually going on over on the other side. He is the author of numerous books, including security and the american experience, the book recently pressed on his cabinet and senior security staff by president bush. The secret cold war uncovers behind the scenes stories of the hilton bombing in sydney, assassinations of diplomats, the combeivanov affair, and the new threat from china. The collapse of the soviet union has led to immense opportunities for primary research on all aspects of the cold war as easternbloc archives have begun to open. Cold war history is now magazine, podcasts, blog and.
The book program, at its height between 1957 and 1970, was one of the least known but most effective methods of penetrating the iron curtain, and reached thousands of intellectuals. Reed, fought with bayonets, napalm, and hightech weaponry of every sortsave one. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Our cold war history series looks at the great battle between the usa and ussr over more than four decades. Call for the dead, published in 1961, takes place in a london in the midst of the cold war. Chris wiggins new book, ingalls cold war nuclear submarines, starts off with the spy tale of the uss parche, the most decorated warship in the u. For two years in the early 1960s he supplied the cia with highly classified information on soviet rocket strength and strat. During the cold war a secret battle went on underwater between the captains of soviet, us and british submarines. West was a random code word developed in 1961 to identify.
Cassidy, author of the new, critically acclaimed book, war, will, and warlords. This growing awareness of the importance of intelligence applies not only to the activities of the big services but also to those smaller nations like the netherlands. Between world war ii and the fall of the berlin wall, communication between the western powers and the soviet union was shackled by the deep rivalry and distrust of the cold war. New books about the cold war twentyfive years after the fall of the soviet union, new books explore what we have yet to learn from the cold war.
The cold war by john lewis gaddis an admirably lucid and comprehensive account of the nucleararmed standoff its. Fredrik logevall, university of california, santa barbara. A history, a wideranging narrative by awardwinning political commentator martin walker, which was one of the first major studies of its kind. Central european university press march 30, 20 language. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Aug 10, 2011 by its very nature, the cold war was a secret war. The protatgonists in the cold war were the west, led by the united states, and the eastern bloc, led by the soviet union. The cold war is the term used to define the period between the end of world war ii in 1945 and the ultimate collapse of the soviet union and its satellite states in 1991. A new history by john lewis gaddis revolution 1989.
Drawing on newly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players, john lewis gaddis explains not just what happened but whyfrom the months in 1945 when the u. Secrets of the cold war focuses on a dark period of a silent war and offers a new perspective on the struggle between the superpowers of the world told in the words of those who were there. Arms race to zdanov doctrine is just right for you. The vast amount of newly released documentation and firsthand accounts has enabled scholars to gain a much better understanding of events. But as modernday leakers show us, anyone can be a spy. The 1980s were the final decade of the cold war but nobody knew that at the time. In this conceptually bold project, heonik kwon uses anthropology to interrogate the cold wars cultural and historical narratives. The new cold war by edward lucas books the guardian. The dean of cold war historians the new york times now presents the definitive account of the global confrontation that dominated the last half of the twentieth century. He used it for describing the tense situation which had come to develop between the u. To mark the anniversary of the fall of the wall, i will be posting my favorite books, memoirs, novels, films, and quotes about the cold war, much. Top 10 books about the cold war books the guardian.
In the world maztwo the delta and aztec squads battle to the death for ownership of that city. The cold war nonfiction cold war nonfiction, so no le carre, etc. World war ii, vietnam, and iraq, so i thought it would be worthwhile to discuss another book just in from the national defense intelligence college. The history of the cold war has been the history of the world since 1954. When the soviet union collapsed, many of the secrets it kept remained secret because. The cold warstudy guide wikibooks, open books for an. I call this book a beginners guide to the cold war, and i recommend it to anyone who either needs a dummys introduction or just wants to refresh their memory of the. How victory in the cold war led to tragedy in the years after the. Lovett professor of history at yale university, and the dean of cold war historians the new york times. The korean war was the first armed confrontation of the cold war, and a model for many later conflicts, that of conventional, limited warfare, instead of an all out nuclear war. Pages in category cold war novels the following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. Americans face the atomic age a cold war state of mind provides a fascinating framework for understanding both the strength and breakdown of the cold war consensus in postwar america.
Ps further reading is available at the bottom of this page. It reveals that kgb officers were able to recruit and run agents in australia for many years, and it follows asios own investigations into persistent allegations of. Feb 22, 2008 the new cold war by edward lucas 352pp, bloomsbury. Many cold war secrets taken to the grave by submariners. The soviet union looked unstoppable, and few outside observers saw its collapse coming. Nineteen eightyfour by george orwell orwell takes his place at the head of this list as the first writer to use the. Designed and written in a to z format, its an easy and enjoyable way to learn the facts and make them stick. A comprehensive overview essay, plus separate essays on the causes and consequences of the conflict, will provide readers with the.