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In a richly informed and perceptive "insider's account," former British diplomat Gordon Barass, traveled to Wahington, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Warsaw, and Moscow to interview nearly 100 people, including top policymarkers, strategists, military commanders, and key figures in the world of intelligence.
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The Great Cold War is arguably the most fascinating account yet written about the Cold War—and a timely enunciation of the lessons we need to learn from the Cold War years if we are to be successful in tackling the potential confrontations of the 21st century. This is a riveting expose of modern history for the general reader, a "must read" for policy-makers, and an eye-opening overview for scholars and students.
No other book conveys so vividly how each side interpreted the other's intentions, and what shaped their actions. In a richly informed and perceptive "insider's account", former British diplomat Gordon Barrass shows that while there were times when each side did understand the other's intentions, there were also times when they were wildly wrong—leading to the chilling revelation that the situation was far more serious than most people knew at the time—or imagine now.
In looking back over that half-century of confrontation, Barrass poses three big questions: Why did the Cold War start? Why did it last so long? And why did it end the way it did? To answer them, he traveled to Washington, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Warsaw, and Moscow to interview nearly 100 people, including top policymakers, strategists, military commanders, and key figures in the world of intelligence. Their narratives reveal what was going on behind the scenes, providing valuable insights into the mixture of insecurity, ignorance, and ambition that drove the rivalry between the two sides.
Barrass concludes that bringing the Cold War to a peaceful end was a far greater challenge than just "being tough with the Soviets." In the end it depended on the Americans' "getting inside the mind" of the Soviets to gain the leverage needed to achieve their goal—and intelligence played a key role in that process.
Contents
CONTENTS Prologue Why did it Start? From Russian River to the Elbe 1 Soaring Eagles 2 Face to Face Sizing Each Other Up 3 A World Transformed 4 Getting Colder 5 Becoming More Military 6 Korean Blunders Why did it Last So Long? Atoms for War 7Easing Tensions 8Living with the Bomb 9The Spirit of Geneva 10Into the Missile Age Crisis Management 11Khrushchev's Gauntlet 12Showdown in Berlin 13At the Cuban Precipice The Rise of Detente 14One Bed, Two Dreams 15Trying to Make Detente Work 16A Balancing Act 17Expletives & Ambitions 18The Mastery of Europe The Fall of Detente 19The Twilight Zone 20Battle of the Strategies 21The Death of Detente Why Did It End the Way It Did? Drastic Reappraisals 22The Correlation of Forces 23American 'New Thinking' 24Soviet 'New Thinking' 25The Reagan Challenge 26Vulnerability 27Changing Tack 28War Scare Trying to End the Cold War 29The Gorbachev Response 30Getting to Know You 31 Progress & Crumbling 32Checkmate Closure 33Accelerating & Braking 34Maltese Breakthrough 35Riding the Tiger Last Reflections 36Looking Back 37Reading Their Mail 38How Did it Help? 39Looking Forward Sources Acknowledgements Footnotes Index
