Cold wars and proxy conflicts

The Second World War almost destroyed Stalin's Soviet Union.

The Second World War almost destroyed Stalin's Soviet Union.

The Oxford Handbook of the Cold War offers a broad reassessment of the period war based on new conceptual frameworks developed in the field of international history.

The Oxford Handbook of the Cold War offers a broad reassessment of the period war based on new conceptual frameworks developed in the field of international history.

During the Second World War British intelligence provided politicians and soldiers with invaluable knowledge.

The postwar period is no longer current affairs but is becoming the recent past.

The postwar period is no longer current affairs but is becoming the recent past.

In the Khrushchev era, Soviet citizens were newly encouraged to imagine themselves exploring the medieval towers of Tallinn's Old Town, relaxing on the Romanian Black Sea coast, even climbing the Eiffel Tower.

Few historical changes occur literally overnight, but on 13 August 1961 eighteen million East Germans awoke to find themselves walled in by an edifice which was to become synonymous with the Cold War: the Berlin Wall.

Millions of Soviet soldiers died in the USSR's struggle for survival against Nazi Germany but millions more returned to Stalin's state after victory.

The Vietnam War tends to conjure up images of American soldiers battling an elusive enemy in thick jungle, the thudding of helicopters overhead.

Peter Byrne tells the story of Hugh Everett III (1930-1982), whose "e;many worlds"e; theory of multiple universes has had a profound impact on physics and philosophy.

Few historical changes occur literally overnight, but on 13 August 1961 eighteen million East Germans awoke to find themselves walled in by an edifice which was to become synonymous with the Cold War: the Berlin Wall.

Millions of Soviet soldiers died in the USSR's struggle for survival against Nazi Germany but millions more returned to Stalin's state after victory.

The Vietnam War tends to conjure up images of American soldiers battling an elusive enemy in thick jungle, the thudding of helicopters overhead.

An intellectual who did not like intellectuals, a socialist who did not trust the state, a writer of the left who found it easier to forgive writers of the right, a liberal who was against free markets, a Protestant who believed in religion but not in God, a fierce opponent of nationalism who defined Englishness for a generation.

An intellectual who did not like intellectuals, a socialist who did not trust the state, a writer of the left who found it easier to forgive writers of the right, a liberal who was against free markets, a Protestant who believed in religion but not in God, a fierce opponent of nationalism who defined Englishness for a generation.

British leaders use spies and Special Forces to interfere in the affairs of others discreetly and deniably.

British leaders use spies and Special Forces to interfere in the affairs of others discreetly and deniably.

During the 1970s, hundreds of thousands of people across Western Europe protested against civil nuclear energy.

A polished and masterly work of historical narrative, The Marshall Plan is an instant classic of Cold War literature.

A polished and masterly work of historical narrative, The Marshall Plan is an instant classic of Cold War literature.

In this penetrating analysis of the role of political leadership in the Cold War's ending, Archie Brown shows why the popular view that Western economic and military strength left the Soviet Union with no alternative but to admit defeat is wrong.

In this penetrating analysis of the role of political leadership in the Cold War's ending, Archie Brown shows why the popular view that Western economic and military strength left the Soviet Union with no alternative but to admit defeat is wrong.

Helmut Schmidt is the neglected chancellor of modern German history, overshadowed by 'the greats' - Bismarck, Adenauer, Brandt and Kohl.

This volume provides the first comprehensive history of the arms racing phenomenon in modern international politics, drawing both on theoretical approaches and on the latest historical research.

This volume provides the first comprehensive history of the arms racing phenomenon in modern international politics, drawing both on theoretical approaches and on the latest historical research.

The Global Revolution.

The story of radio begins alongside that of the Soviet state: Russia's first long-range transmission of the human voice occurred in 1919, during the civil war.

In 1989 and 1990 the map of Europe was redrawn without a war, unlike other great ruptures of the international order such as 1815, 1870, 1918, and 1945.

In 1989 and 1990 the map of Europe was redrawn without a war, unlike other great ruptures of the international order such as 1815, 1870, 1918, and 1945.

This is the history of an unprecedented deception operation - the biggest KGB deception of all time.

This is the history of an unprecedented deception operation - the biggest KGB deception of all time.

The changes that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 were particularly dramatic for East Germans.

The changes that followed the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 were particularly dramatic for East Germans.

German Angst analyses the relationship between fear and democracy in postwar West Germany.

Near and Distant Neighbours is the first ever substantiated and complete history of Soviet intelligence.

Near and Distant Neighbours is the first ever substantiated and complete history of Soviet intelligence.

Most observers who follow nuclear history agree on one major aspect regarding Israel's famous policy of nuclear ambiguity; mainly that it is an exception.

The Global Revolution.

Living in the Merry Ghetto reframes how people use music to build resistance.

In 1959, the Bolshoi Ballet arrived in New York for its first ever performances in the United States.

In 1959, the Bolshoi Ballet arrived in New York for its first ever performances in the United States.

The Centro Latinoamericano de Altos Estudios Musicales (CLAEM) in Buenos Aires operated for less than a decade, but by the time of its closure in 1971 it had become the undeniable epicenter of Latin American avant-garde music.

The Centro Latinoamericano de Altos Estudios Musicales (CLAEM) in Buenos Aires operated for less than a decade, but by the time of its closure in 1971 it had become the undeniable epicenter of Latin American avant-garde music.

For a decimated post-war West Germany, the electronic music studio at the WDR radio in Cologne was a beacon of hope.

For a decimated post-war West Germany, the electronic music studio at the WDR radio in Cologne was a beacon of hope.

Scholars attribute the collapse of the Soviet Union in part to the militarization of its economy.

Scholars attribute the collapse of the Soviet Union in part to the militarization of its economy.

A wide-ranging rethinking of the many factors that comprise the making of American Grand Strategy.