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Although the Cold War was the longest lasting military confrontation in . Since I have received my copy of Cold War Clashes, I can hardly put it down! Finally, a true history of the Cold War for the past, present and future generations. history and ended hardly 15 years ago it is largely forgotten, ignored, misunderstood or mischaracterized. This excellent book of 28 articles originally published in VFW Magazine does not deal with grand political or military strategy but provides a glimpse of Cold War confrontations from the viewpoint of the average soldier, sailor, airman or Marine.

The cold war was a period of intense antagonism between the two superpowers-the United States and the Soviet Union-lasting from 1945 to 1991. Because there was no direct armed conflict between the two continental giants the description ‘cold war’ remains an accurate one. Now that it is over, and we know the outcome, it is tempting to re-define this period of recent history as the ‘long peace’. The cold war began in Europe with the division of Germany and the establishment of the Soviet empire in Eastern Europe in 1945

The Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union lasted for decades and resulted in anti-communist suspicions and international incidents that led the two superpowers to the brink of nuclear disaster. The Cold War: Containment. By the time World War II ended, most American officials agreed that the best defense against the Soviet threat was a strategy called containment. In his famous Long Telegram, the diplomat George Kennan (1904-2005) explained the policy: The Soviet Union, he wrote, was a political force committed fanatically to the belief that with the .

After taking over Russia, which became the Russian SFR (Bolshevik/Red Russia), Litbel SR, Tashkent PSR, amongst others; and then forming the USSR, they began to spread communism, in to neighboring states. They also helped set up similar states in parts of Hungary and Bulgaria at this time. The Bolsheviks helped in the creation of the short lived Bavarian-Munich SSR of 1919 and the long term takeover of Mongolia by communists in 1924.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-275) and index and the beginning - .

This book features the Cold War from the Soviet side. In this widely praised book, Vladislav Zubok. by 1939? Part 2 The Cold War and the Gulf, 1945-2000 4 Who was to blame for the Cold War?

This book features the Cold War from the Soviet side. The End of the Cold War and The Third World: New Perspectives on Regional Conflict (Cold War. 328 Pages·2011·1. Reich Of The Black Sun: Nazi Secret Weapons & The Cold War Allied Legend. 365 Pages·2005·5 Beyond the Arab cold war : the international history of the Yemen civil war, 1962-68.

accused of going soft on communism by conservative critics The Birth of. .

Cold War Diplomacy Clash of the Superpowers 1945-1991 Causes of the Cold War, Ideological: Despite the WW II alliance, . and Soviet ideologies presumed the eventual collapse of the other system, American Illusions: FDR assumed that postwar . Soviet cooperation & international organizations (the United Nations) would preserve peace and security, Soviet Motives: Stalin sought greater security through pressure became too great (1989-91 proved him right) Views of the Iron Curtain Pillars of Containment, The Truman Administration (1945-53).

What countries/areas did America confront communsim during the cold war? Specific countries would be helpful. 2008, Prag Bericht von: Philipp Gassert, German.

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Humin

Excellent buy. I loaned my first copy and never got it back. I felt very fortunate to find another. Anyone that reads this will learn that the Cold War was no so cold. The group I was in was USAFSS, I found it very interesting because my outfits were mentioned in this section. Notice the 5 Airmen o the front page standing in front of the Aircraft. They were from the outfit I was with in Germany and were shot down over Armenia by a Russian pilot......

Rose Of Winds

As a Cold War veteran i'm proud of this little recogniation at the same time I say shame on the VFW for writing it making money off of it and never allowing a Cold War veteran into their organization.As a medic I have seen soldiers seriously injured and die during the Cold War and having served on The Trace with the 11th ACR I saw the Threat of Communism and it's impact on the East German people.Point of fact we won they lost servicemembers died acts of terror were committed against American servicemembers in the FRG.i WILL NEVER FORGET THOSE THAT DIED DURING THE COLD WAR NOT JUST THE 5000 PLUS THAT DIED IN THE FRG BUT ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

Alexandra

Although the Cold War was the longest lasting military confrontation in U.S. history and ended hardly 15 years ago it is largely forgotten, ignored, misunderstood or mischaracterized.

This excellent book of 28 articles originally published in VFW Magazine does not deal with grand political or military strategy but provides a glimpse of Cold War confrontations from the viewpoint of the average soldier, sailor, airman or Marine. The 172-page medium-large format paperback covers the gamut of Cold War confrontations, primarily between the U.S. and former-USSR. A few articles are about the better known incidents such as the Berlin Airlift and air combat during the Korean War, but most of them describe relatively obscure and forgotten, if ever widely known, confrontations in 1940s and 1950s Eastern Europe, the late 1960s in Korea, the Congo, Angola, the Arctic and so forth.

There are dozens of excellent, mostly black-and-white, period photographs, a number of color illustrations, 15 maps of various confrontation theaters, and 22 interesting "sidebars" with statistics or explanations of unusual events. There is a detailed accounting of 382 Cold War casualties with the date, location, name, service and specific unit of each casualty and an eight-page chronology of dozens of specific incidents from all theaters.

Highly recommended for Cold War era veterans (you may be amazed how little you know!), military history buffs and, especially, high school or college students who's instructors either ignore the topic or argue the Cold War never happened.

If you only read one book about Cold War actions make it this one.

Taulkree

This excellent book documents the fact that the Cold War [not counting Korea and Vietnam] was a real war with real casualties, KIAs, and MIA/POWs. We now have college kids that have grown up without the existence of the Berlin Wall or the Soviet Union [truly, the Evil Empire]. Our nation is rapidly forgetting the Cold War even happened.

This book is a tribute to the service of all Cold War veterans of the United States. The Cold War was our longest war. Even excluding Korea and Vietnam [and other actions and operational losses], there were 382 American servicemen killed by hostile fire during the Cold War. To put that in perspective, that is only 3 less U.S. KIAs than from the Spanish American War, and more than double the number of U.S. KIAs in Desert Storm. Furthermore, the tempo of operations during the later years of the Cold War was such that the rate of deaths during training and "peacetime" operations was more than double the rate of KIAs in the current Global War On Terrorism in Iraq. Yet, the myth persists that the Cold War was won without firing a shot. This book shows up the myth for the lie that it is.

I am a Cold War Veteran and I found this book to be excellent.

Weetont

Since I have received my copy of Cold War Clashes, I can hardly put it down! Finally, a true history of the Cold War for the past, present and future generations. I can personally relate to that time in history, either through personal experience or knowing others close to me, such as my now-deceased brother, an Atomic veteran and participant in Operation Desert Rock.

I was assigned to the 202nd MP Company, Headquarters, United States Forces Austria. I served "behind the Iron Curtain" in Vienna, Austria, during 1946-49. That time period in Vienna, with all its history of intrigue, covert and surreptitious activities by many nations, is worthy of a book unto itself.

I have already commenced advising others, veterans and non-veterans alike--if one is truly interested in true history, then they must read Cold War Clashes.

Finally, someone turned on the light of history. Thank you.

Steel balls

I am a fan of most things Cold War. I welcomed the writing of a book on the lesser known aspects of that ideological/political/military conflict. Alas, in the hands of a conservative, reactionary author with an ax to grind about how little appreciated all of the un-sexy, understudied "side-shows" were, it a tedious read, even for a thin volume. Mr. Kolb is all too ready to accept the prevalent mythology of how "Freedom" and "Democracy" saved the world from godless communism. He conveniently ignores the many bad people we supported and the many evil things we did, all in the name of his Twin Gods (who by now have pretty bad reputations in places like Iraq.)

I give a grudging 3 stars just because there is little else on this subject, and he does provide interesting tidbits (like the last American to be drafted.) Still, the next writer to tackle these little-known anecdotes should not be an escapee from the Fox network.

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