Cold wars and proxy conflicts

This book introduces an English-speaking public to the life of Madeleine Riffaud - one of the last living leaders of the French Resistance.

Behind the Fog is the first in-depth, comprehensive examination of the United States' Cold War radiological weapons program.

Behind the Fog is the first in-depth, comprehensive examination of the United States' Cold War radiological weapons program.

In 2013, while helping her mother, Ingrid, comb through family possessions, Karin Wagner came across a large folio handwritten in German in the back of a dresser drawer.

Britain and Russia maintained a frosty civility for a few years after Napoleons defeat in 1815.

This book represents the most comprehensive history of Germany during the First World War.

This book represents the most comprehensive history of Germany during the First World War.

This international history of the origins of ''cold war'' in postwar Europe examines the complex relationship between the United States and Italy.

This international history of the origins of ''cold war'' in postwar Europe examines the complex relationship between the United States and Italy.

This book recasts the role of the Indian Army on the Western Front, questioning why its performance was traditionally deemed a failure.

An important rereading of the Cold War as an economic struggle shaped by the global economy.

Dropping the Torch: Jimmy Carter, the Olympic Boycott, and the Cold War offers a diplomatic history of the 1980 Olympic boycott.

An important rereading of the Cold War as an economic struggle shaped by the global economy.

First in-depth, comparative study of the treatment of prisoners of war during the First World War.

An innovative study of remembrance in Weimar Germany and how war experiences and memories were transformed along political lines.

An exciting series that covers selected topics from the Higher Level options in the IB History syllabus.

An innovative study revealing how both sides adapted to the changing realities of the final months on the Western Front.

This book demonstrates how the legacy of Britain''s first air raids helped prepare civilians for the Second World War.

This is the first study in English of the French general who led the Allies to victory in 1918.

This study of the great powers'' expansionism encompasses the global events of the first half of the twentieth century.

This study examines the military performance of France, Germany, Russia, the US, Great Britain, Japan and Italy between 1914 and 1945.

The story of failed diplomacy during the peacemaking process at Versailles and the path that led to World War II.

Examines NSC 68, the massive rearmament program that the United States embarked upon beginning in the summer of 1950.

Examines NSC 68, the massive rearmament program that the United States embarked upon beginning in the summer of 1950.

Two high-voltage scholars engage in a bitter conflict in this irresistible tale of principle and politics in the Cold War years Rancorous and highly public disagreements between Isaiah Berlin and Isaac Deutscher escalated to the point of cruel betrayal in the mid-1960s, yet surprisingly the details of the episode have escaped historians’ scrutiny.

The Sino-Soviet split in the 1960s was one of the most significant events of the Cold War.

The Sino-Soviet split in the 1960s was one of the most significant events of the Cold War.

This book offers an overview and analysis of the presidency of Ronald Reagan and the history of conservatism in the United States from the 1960s to the 2020s.

This handbook provides an overview of scholarly research on sexuality in East Central Europe for both students and academics, focusing on the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, from the late nineteenth century to the present.

Commentators writing soon after the outbreak of the First World War about the classic problems of women's employment (low pay, lack of career structure, exclusion from "e;men's jobs"e;) frequently went on to say that the war had "e;changed all this"e;, and that women's position would never be the same again.

Commentators writing soon after the outbreak of the First World War about the classic problems of women's employment (low pay, lack of career structure, exclusion from "e;men's jobs"e;) frequently went on to say that the war had "e;changed all this"e;, and that women's position would never be the same again.

Half a century after his assassination, John F.

Half a century after his assassination, John F.

For thirteen days in October of 1962, a truly perilous flirtation with nuclear war developed between the United States and USSR, as the superpowers argued over the installation of Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba.

For thirteen days in October of 1962, a truly perilous flirtation with nuclear war developed between the United States and USSR, as the superpowers argued over the installation of Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba.

De-Centering Cold War History challenges the Cold War master narratives that focus on super-power politics by shifting our analytical perspective to include local-level experiences and regional initiatives that were crucial to the making of a Cold War world.

De-Centering Cold War History challenges the Cold War master narratives that focus on super-power politics by shifting our analytical perspective to include local-level experiences and regional initiatives that were crucial to the making of a Cold War world.

Few politicians in recent American history are as well-known as Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.

Few politicians in recent American history are as well-known as Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.

Despite China's alignment with Russia being one of the most significant factors shaping the international order, the dynamics of their historic relationships and, more importantly, the sources of China's alignment policy remain underexplored.

This book illuminates how Berkner became a model that produced the scientist/advisor/policymaker that helped build post-war America.

This book illuminates how Berkner became a model that produced the scientist/advisor/policymaker that helped build post-war America.

Henry Kissinger: Pragmatic Statesman in Hostile Times explores the influence of statesman Henry Kissinger in American foreign relations and national security during 1969 to 1977.

Henry Kissinger: Pragmatic Statesman in Hostile Times explores the influence of statesman Henry Kissinger in American foreign relations and national security during 1969 to 1977.

This book opens new perspectives into the Cold War ideological confrontations.

This book opens new perspectives into the Cold War ideological confrontations.

In this succinct text, Jonathan Michaels examines the rise of anti-communist sentiment in the postwar United States, exploring the factors that facilitated McCarthyism and assessing the long-term effects on US politics and culture.

In this succinct text, Jonathan Michaels examines the rise of anti-communist sentiment in the postwar United States, exploring the factors that facilitated McCarthyism and assessing the long-term effects on US politics and culture.

Since the end of the Cold War China and Japan have faced each other as powers of relatively equal strength for the first time in their long history.

Since the end of the Cold War China and Japan have faced each other as powers of relatively equal strength for the first time in their long history.