When was the Cold War a new history published?

December 2005
The Cold War: A New History/Originally published

How does the Cold War relate to history?

The Cold War shaped American foreign policy and political ideology, impacted the domestic economy and the presidency, and affected the personal lives of Americans creating a climate of expected conformity and normalcy. The Cold War was to last almost to the fall of the Iron Curtain and the death of the Soviet Union.

Is there a new history of the Cold War?

In his book, The Cold War: A New History, Gaddis discusses why the West won, and how it shaped the world. NEAL CONAN, host: This is TALK OF THE NATION. I’m Neal Conan, in Washington. In 1984, I spoke with British historian A.J. Pete Taylor, who had written a book called How Wars End, and I asked him how the Cold War might end.

Who was the historian of the Cold War?

Yale historian John Lewis Gaddis wrote seminal books about the Cold War, during the Cold War. In his book, The Cold War: A New History, Gaddis discusses why the West won, and how it shaped the world. NEAL CONAN, host: This is TALK OF THE NATION.

What was the experience of the Cold War?

You say that, indeed, the experience of the Cold War goes against the entire history of human nature, which has always been that if you invent a new weapon, well, glory be, let’s get to using it. Professor GADDIS: That’s right. I think there are very few instances in history that I can think of in which weapons have been developed and not used.

What was the structure of the Cold War?

The structure is a series of loosely chronological chapters on important aspects of the Cold War. If you’re not familiar with the overall narrative history, either from prior reading or (as with many individuals of my generation) by living through many of the events, a good deal of the discussion will be opaque.