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Bezig met laden... The Fifty-Year Wound: How America's Cold War Victory Has Shaped Our Worlddoor Derek Leebaert
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. 3606. The Fifty-Year Wound: The True Price of America's Cold War Victory, by Derek Leebaert (read 27 Jul 2002) This is not an objective history of the Cold War but an analytic account, filled with the author's judgments, many of which make sense. But I felt its footnotes often unilluminating and often statements which should have had a footnote had none. He claims the time of maximum danger of nuclear war was from 1981 to 1983, rather than October 1962. The author is very sure his 20-20 hindsight sees all correctly. This was a good book to read, though it covers much territory, and should not be viewed as gospel. ( ) This readable but long review of cold war history aims to show that the price paid in lost opportunities, distrust of government produced by secrecy and Communist hunts, and in lives and direct expenditure has been grossly understated. The author believes that America evolved unpleasant ways and habits as the cold war proceeded, but nonetheless admits that the Soviets were definitely interested in winning, or at least surviving, a war, and were truly out to win. The facts presented are fascinating, to numerous to mention. The author is particularly harsh on the CIA, and on the activist presidency of Kennedy. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
This first cohesively integrated history of the Cold War is replete with important lessons for today. Drawing upon literature, strategy, biography, and economics--plus an inside perspective from the intelligence community--Derek Leebaert explores what Americans sacrificed at the same time that they achieved the longest great-power peace since Rome fell. Why did they commit so much in wealth and opportunity with so little sustained complaint? Why did the conflict drag on for decades? What did the Cold War do to the country, and how? What was lost while victory was gained? Leebaert has uncovered an astonishing array of never-published documents and information, including major revelations about American covert operations and Soviet military activities. He has found, in the shadows of one of this century's great, epic stories, the sort of details and explanations that hit with the force of a lightning bolt and will change forever the way we think about our past.--From publisher description. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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