Cold War and Soviet Insecurity : the Stalin Years.

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In this long-awaited sequel to his acclaimed Russia's Road to the Cold War (1979), Vojtech Mastny offers a thorough history of the early years of the Cold War, drawing upon his extensive research in newly opened Soviet archives. Just as the earlier volume offered the definitive portrait of Jose...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mastny, Vojtech
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cary : Oxford University Press, USA, 1996.
Temas:
1936-1953
National security > Soviet Union.
National security
Politics and government
Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1936-1953.
URSS > Politique et gouvernement > 1936-1953.
Soviet Union
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Introduction: The Cold War as History
  • 1: Stalinâ€?s Quest for Soviet Security
  • Defense of the Despotism
  • The Making of an Empire
  • The Unwanted Cold War
  • 2: The Specter of Communism (September 1947â€?June 1948)
  • The Birth of the Cominform
  • The Balkan Trap
  • The Stakes Increased
  • 3: A Harvest of Blunders (June 1948â€?April 1949)
  • The Berlin Fiasco
  • The Dictatorâ€?s Delusions
  • Militarization of the Cold War
  • 4: Retreat and Consolidation (April 1949â€?November 1949)Cutting the Losses
  • The Trials of Past Errors
  • No End to the Cold War
  • 5: Resuming Advance (November 1949â€?June 1950) 80
  • Real and Imaginary Subversion
  • The Second Front in Asia
  • The Design for Aggression
  • 6: The Test of Strength (June 1950â€?January 1951)
  • An Adventure Gone Wrong
  • War Expanded
  • At the Brink
  • 7: On the Defensive (January 1951â€?March 1952)
  • Eastern Europe under Siege
  • The Inauspicious Negotiating
  • “I Trust No Oneâ€?
  • 8: Fits and Starts (March 1952â€?November 1952)Stalinâ€?s German Illusion
  • The Despot Loses His Grip
  • Win the War at Home
  • 9: The Dead End (November 1952â€?March 1953)
  • The Nadir of Stalinism
  • Stalinâ€?s Last Plot
  • The Unopened Window of Opportunity
  • 10: Coping with the Stalin Legacy (Marchâ€?July 1953)
  • The Prevailing Consensus
  • Beriia and the German Crisis
  • The Saving of the Soviet System
  • Conclusion: The Soviet Threat in Retrospect
  • Abbreviations Used in the Notes
  • Notes
  • Archival Sources
  • Index

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