Origins of the Cold War 1941-1949 / Edition 4

by Martin McCauley

Overview

Origins of the Cold War covers the formative years of the extraordinary struggle between the two superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States. In a clear and concise manner, Martin McCauley explains how the Cold War originated and developed and unravels some of the complex issues that gave rise to it. The book explores questions such as: Who was responsible for the Cold War?, Was it inevitable or could it have been avoided?, Was Statin genuinely interested in a post-war agreement?

This third edition is revised, updated and expanded with material on areas such as the KGB and spying, and the contribution of intelligence to Statin's picture of the world. The introduction looks at our perceptions of the Cold War, the various approaches that have been adopted for reviewing the Cold War and the difficulties of developing a theory of the Cold War. The book incorporates the most recent scholarship, theories and information to provide students with an invaluable introduction to the subject.

About the Author:
Martin McCauley is a seasoned writer and broadcaster who has a wealth of experience in Russian and international affairs

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138943773
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/17/2015
Series:	Seminar Studies
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Martin McCauley is a prolific author and broadcaster who has had a wealth of experience in Russian and international affairs. He taught at the University of London for over 30 years, and his recent publications include Stalin and Stalinism 3rd edition (2018) and The Cold War 1949-2016 (2017).

Table of Contents

Foreword     x
Acknowledgements     xi
Chronology     xii
Who's who     xxi
Maps     xxv
Background     1
Setting the Scene     3
The Orthodox or Traditional     10
The Revisionist     12
The Post-revisionist (Mark 1)     15
The Post-revisionist (Mark 2)     16
Descriptive Analysis     31
Moscow's View of the World     33
Thinking About Cooperation     36
The Cost of War     37
Eastern and South-eastern Europe     41
Western and Southern Europe     48
Germany     50
Conflicts During the War     53
The Question of the Second Front     53
US Capital for the Soviet Union?     55
Conflict Over Germany     56
The Problem of Eastern and South-eastern Europe     57
1945: The Turning-Point     61
Eastern and South-eastern Europe     61
Korea     62
South-east Asia     63
The Soviet Union in a New Light     63
Cooperation and Pressure     66
Decisions Which Led to Division     74
Containment     74
Containment Under Way     78
Policy on Atomic Weapons and Germany     82
Eastern and South-eastern Europe     84
The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan     87
The Truman Doctrine     88
The Marshall Plan     89
The Soviet Response     92
The Role of the Cominform     95
Czechoslovakia     97
The Expulsion of Tito     98
War, Negotiations or Neither     99
The Berlin Blockade     100
Assessment     103
Was It All Inevitable?     105
Documents     117
The Cold War: an orthodox view     118
The Cold War: a revisionist view     119
The Cold War: a post-revisionist view     121
The Atlantic Charter (14 August 1941)     122
Eden and Stalin     123
'There will no longer be need for spheres of influence'     125
The percentages agreement     126
Djilas on Stalin     127
Poland at Yalta     128
The declaration on liberated Europe     130
Roosevelt to Stalin on Poland     131
A 'barbarian invasion of Europe'      132
Soviet-American differences     133
Reparations from Germany as agreed at Potsdam     135
'To sell the British Empire for a packet of cigarettes'     136
Stimson proposes an atomic agreement with the USSR     137
The Baruch plan for the control of atomic energy     139
The long telegram of 22 February 1946     140
Churchill's Iron Curtain speech (5 March 1946)     141
Stalin's reply to Churchill's speech     142
Byrnes' speech at Stuttgart (6 September 1946)     144
'The tougher we get, the tougher the Russians will get'     145
Molotov on 'equal opportunity'     146
The Truman Doctrine     147
The Marshall Plan     148
The Mr X article     149
Vyshinsky on the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan     150
Further Reading     153
References     158
Index     161

Editorial Reviews

Praise for the 4th edition:

"Martin McCauley delivers the masterful review of the origins of the Cold War you would expect from such a fine historian. For students with or without a previous knowledge of the international history of these tumultuous years this is a very suitable text and the inclusion of documents is a reflection of how history of this period should be taught. This is a very nicely framed piece of scholarship."

Martin Thornton, University of Leeds, UK

"Martin McCauley's Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1949 is an excellent choice for those embarking on study of this complex period of international history. The inclusion of an excellent selection of source material and useful introductions to key concepts and characters make this an excellent book for those new to this topic. Its contents should spark stimulating seminar discussions, and would be of great use to those taking A-Levels on modern history, and introductory undergraduate courses on the Cold War."

Mark Hurst, University of Kent, UK

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