For the Soul of Mankind :

Leffler, Melvyn P., 1945-

For the Soul of Mankind : the United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War / Melvyn P. Leffler. - New York : Hill and Wang, c2007. - xx, 586 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [545]- 570) and index.

The origins of the Cold War, 1945-48 : Stalin and Truman -- The chance for peace, 1953-54 : Malenkov and Eisenhower -- Retreat from Armageddon, 1962-65 : Khrushchev, Kennedy, and Johnson -- The erosion of détente, 1975-80 : Brezhnev and Carter -- The end of the Cold War, 1985-90 : Gorbachev, Reagan, and Bush.

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Cold War
World politics--1945-1989.


United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.

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