Cold war military history books

She is the author of cold war and decolonization in guinea. A military history of the cold war, 19621991, book by. Even fifteen years after the end of the cold war, it is still hard to grasp that we no longer live under its immense. International cold war military records and history army center of. She is the author of cold war and decolonization in guinea, 19461958 2007, which received the african politics conference groups 2008 best book award, and mobilizing the masses. Army center of military history releases new cold war. The best books on military strategy five books expert. We discuss the nuclear bomb threat and the many shocking events that took place in countries and regions all over the world during the war. Throughout the second half of the 20th century, international relations across the globe were dominated by the cold war. Carter center of military history united states army. The history of the cold war is the history of the world since 1945.

The american experience in the cold war, by professor edward pessen, or an article in the chronicle of higher education, by a whitman college academic, titled the united states was the loser in the cold war containing this hallucinatory. Top 10 books about the cold war the long, nucleararmed standoff that followed the second world war was a terrifying parody of peace which inspired some brilliant literature francesca. Ambrose was the author or coauthor of more than 30 books on military affairs. A military history, david miller, a preeminent cold war scholar, writes insightfully of the historic effects of the military buildup brought on by the cold war and its concomitant effect on. A military history of the cold war, 19441962 ou press. Histories of the cold war generally concentrate on the politics of it all. From 1949 until the fall of the berlin wall in 1989, us and soviet strategic. Army center of military history cmh has released a new cold war era book.

Even fifteen years after the end of the cold war, it is still hard to g. In this fascinating book, acclaimed historian michael napier looks at each decade of the war in turn, examining the deployment of strategic offensive and defensive forces in north america and northern. Such a consideration of the cold waras a military event with sociopolitical and economic overtonesis the crux of this stellar collection of twentysix essays compiled and edited by robert cowley, the longtime editor of mhq. In cold war skies examines the air power of the major powers both at a strategic and at a tactical level throughout the 40 years of the cold war. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Now that we think it is over, we have to make sense of what the cold war was, how it shaped us, and the uncertain new world that lies ahead. But for many, the cold war s military implications and activities are just as interesting. House plumbs in a military history of the cold war, 19621991, a complex case study in the clausewitzian relationship of policy and military force during a time of global upheaval and political realignment. Cold war history is now magazine, podcasts, blog and books.

Changes in the ussr gorbachev, glasnost and perestroika. David miller offers a differing view than most political histories focusing on the strategic balance between nato and the warsaw pact, offering insights and many detailed charts showing the military balance between the opposing powers. Sep 19, 2019 stalin aligned with the united states and britain in world war ii 19391945 but afterward engaged in an increasingly tense relationship with the west known as the cold war 19461991. Faced with an increasingly formidable antiship cruise missile threat from the soviet union in the early days of the cold war, and with the recent memory of the kamikaze threat from world war ii, the usn placed a great priority on developing air defence cruise missiles and getting them to sea to protect the fleet. Jeremy black begins his overview in 1917 and covers the long. Optimised for a new breed of aircraft, and to nato requirements, this huge airfield was cut.

In underground structures of the cold war, the author describes when and where these bunkers were built, and records what has become of them. Publication date 2005 topics cold war, military history publisher new york. Both authors have already collaborated on several books on the cold war. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the cold war. Books on the history of fortifications are plentiful, but the hidden forts of the nuclear age have not been cataloged and studied in the same way until now. The american experience in the cold war, by professor edward pessen, or an article in the. American military and economic superiority cannot explain why the cold war came to an end in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Even fifteen years after the end of the cold war, it is still hard to grasp that we no longer live under its immense specter. Naftali is an associate professor at the university of virginia as well as director of the presidential recordings program and kremlin decisionmaking project at. A military history, david miller, a preeminent cold war scholar, writes insightfully of the historic effects of the military buildup brought on by the cold war and its concomitant effect on strategy. In remarkably fresh and spritely writing style, journalist martin walker explains how the united statesbecame the security state. Carr, caleb, fleming, thomas, hanson, victor davis, cowley, robert.

This book is the first comprehensive, multinational overview of military affairs during the early cold war, beginning with conflicts during world war ii in warsaw. A military history of the cold war, 19441962 university of oklahoma press. The cold war did not culminate in world war iii as so many in the 1950s and 1960s feared, yet it spawned a host of military engagements that affected millions of lives. House plumbs in a military history of the cold war, 19621991, a complex case study in the clausewitzian relationship of.

Faced with an increasingly formidable antiship cruise missile threat from the soviet union in the early days of the cold war, and with the recent memory of the kamikaze threat from world war ii, the usn. It is this reality, and this period of quasiwar and semiconflict, that jonathan m. Even fifteen years after the end of the cold war, it is still hard to grasp that we no. This month we focus on the vietnam war, with a searing documentary on netflix and a new book from awardwinning author max. Jan 20, 2016 top 10 books about the cold war the long, nucleararmed standoff that followed the second world war was a terrifying parody of peace which inspired some brilliant literature francesca kay. Ten histories of the cold war worth reading council on. Incredibly detailed military and geopolitical history of the cold war. Seek and strike raf bruggen in war and peace is an anecdotal history of the largest raf station in germany. Us navy cold war guided missile cruisers osprey publishing. Aug 28, 2017 the cold war by odd arne westad is published by allen lane.

Because of the extent of the cold war in terms of time and scope, the conflict is well documented. A case study of a successful antiinsurgency operation in the philippines 19461955 u. The cold war wikibooks, open books for an open world. Such a consideration of the cold waras a military event with sociopolitical and economic overtonesis the crux of this stellar collection of twentysix essays compiled and edited by robert. The first of these missiles were sizable, necessitating large ships to carry. How lucky we are that the world survived the cold war and can afford to let it become history and fictive backdrop. Jeremy black begins his overview in 1917 and covers the long cold war, from the 7th november revolution to the ongoing repercussions and reverberations of the conflict today. Historical neglect ends with this bookor, more precisely, ended with the publication of these essays in military history quarterly over the past several years. From the ideas of clausewitz to contemporary doctrines of containment and cold war, this is a definitive history of modern military thought. Now that we think it is over, we have to make sense of what the cold war was, how it shaped us, and the uncertain new world. The british author of 24 books mostly on military history the united states and africa, etc. A onevolume collection of azar gats acclaimed trilogy, it traces the quest for a general theory of war from its origins in the enlightenment. According to the historian archie brown, you need to accept the. The cold war cambridge perspective in history by mike sewell.

For nearly half a century, from the end of world war ii to the early 1990s, all world. Bao ninh the sorrow of war about the vietnam war alberto bayo latin american revolutionary, a manual of guerrilla warfare antony beevor several books on the second world war. This cold war site contains articles, perspectives and sources on global events and tensions between 1945 and 1991. Moreover, because the two parties continuously monitored each other with help of their civilian and military intelligence services, and considered each other with utter mistrust, the cold war also resulted in a large number of direct yet minor armed clashes socalled incidents and an even more massive military buildup, in the. According to the historian archie brown, you need to accept the primacy of politics and human agency both in the ussr and the west. This is an english language bibliography of scholarly books and articles on the cold war. The decadeslong struggle between them for technological and ideological supremacy became known as the cold war. The world viewed world war i as the war to end all wars, and then came. A onevolume collection of azar gats acclaimed trilogy, it traces. Cold war period conflicts military history books helion. This book provides readers who are unfamiliar with both the military and nonmilitary aspects of the cold war. Elizabeth schmidt, loyola university maryland elizabeth schmidt is professor of history at loyola university maryland.

It is this reality, and this period of quasi war and semiconflict, that jonathan m. Fursenko is considered one of russias leading historians and is a member of the russian academy of sciences. As the cold war slowly melts into our history books, it is difficult for younger generations to imagine a world where the fear of communism haunted americans. Meanwhile, beginning in 1947, the house unamerican activities committee brought the cold war home in another way. Top 10 books about the cold war books the guardian. A military history is the first survey of the period to focus on the diplomatic and military confrontation and conflict. The ultimate insiders story of five presidents and how. Gender, ethnicity, and class in the nationalist movement in guinea, 19391958 2005. Cold war, 19451990 military history oxford bibliographies. American military history, volume 2 the hukbalahap insurrection. So called because it did not include direct military confrontation between soviet and u. This site is created by alpha history and contains 308,881 words in 405 pages. For nearly half a century, from the end of world war ii to the.