Research Catalog

Title

The origins of the Cold War, 1941-1949 / Martin McCauley.

Author

McCauley, Martin

Publication

London ; New York : Pearson/Longman, 2003.

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Details

Description

xx, 158 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., maps; 24 cm.

Summary

"The Origins of the Cold War, Third Edition covers the formative years of the extraordinary struggle between the two superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States. In a clear and concise manner, Martin McCauley explains how the Cold War originated and developed and unravels some of the complex issues that gave rise to the Cold War."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Seminar studies in history

Uniform Title

Seminar studies in history

Subject

• Stalin, Iosif V
• 1900-1999
• Geschichte 1941
• Cold War
• World politics > 1933-1945
• World politics > 1945-1955
• Europe > Foreign relations > 1918-1945
• Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States
• United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union

Note

• Previous ed.: London: Longman, 1995.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-148) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

PART ONE: THE BACKGROUND: Setting the scene -- PART TWO: DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS: Moscow's view of the world -- Conflicts during the war -- 1945: the turning point -- Decisions which led to division -- The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan -- The Soviet response -- PART THREE: ASSESSMENT: Was it all inevitable? -- Documents -- Who's who -- Guide to further reading.

ISBN

0582772842

OCLC

• 59355176
• SCSB-11934066

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library