Revisiting the Roots of the Cold War

Michael G. Carew

Revisiting the Roots of the Cold War is a history of the emergence of the Cold War from 1944–1948, emphasizing the recently available Soviet scholarship and information from other archives. Prior scholarship on the origins of the Cold War served as the basis for the final works of James Gaddis, George Kennan and Ernest May in the 1980s, and with no access to Soviet materials, these works ignored the effects of American demobilization and the major restructuring of the State and Defense Departments. This study represents a more realistic appraisal of the formulation of U.S. policy.

Lexington Books

Pages: 282 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-4985-7816-5 • Hardback • December 2019 • $100.00 • (£77.00)

978-1-4985-7818-9 • Paperback • June 2021 • $39.99 • (£31.00)

978-1-4985-7817-2 • eBook • December 2019 • $38.00 • (£29.00)

Subjects: History / United States / 20th Century, History / United States / General, History / Cold War

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Revisiting the Roots of the Cold War is a history of the emergence of the Cold War from 1944–1948, emphasizing the recently available Soviet scholarship and information from other archives. Prior scholarship on the origins of the Cold War served as the basis for the final works of James Gaddis, George Kennan and Ernest May in the 1980s, and with no access to Soviet materials, these works ignored the effects of American demobilization and the major restructuring of the State and Defense Departments. This study represents a more realistic appraisal of the formulation of U.S. policy.

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Lexington Books

Pages: 282 • Trim: 6 x 9

978-1-4985-7816-5 • Hardback • December 2019 • $100.00 • (£77.00)

978-1-4985-7818-9 • Paperback • June 2021 • $39.99 • (£31.00)

978-1-4985-7817-2 • eBook • December 2019 • $38.00 • (£29.00)

Subjects: History / United States / 20th Century, History / United States / General, History / Cold War

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Michael G. Carew teaches at Baruch College.

Table of Contents

Chapter I: Introduction

Chapter II: Final Battles

Chapter III: American Political Dynamics

Chapter IV: The Perspective of the Soviets

Chapter V: Immaturity of American Foreign Relations Apparatus

Chapter VI: Events

Chapter VII: From Consternation to National Security

Chapter VIII: Conclusions: Security and Hostility

Revisiting the Roots of the Cold War

Michael G. Carew

Revisiting the Roots of the Cold War

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