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John lewis gaddis, robert lovett professor of history john lewis gaddis. Historian john lewis gaddis suggests answers to this and other vital questions about postwar diplomacy in his new book, the long peace. John lewis gaddis, the united states and the origins of the cold war new york. Aug 08, 2017 john lewis gaddis had written four previous books on the cold war by the time he published we now know so the main thrust of his new work was not so much to present new arguments as to reexamine old ones in the light of new evidence that began emerging from behind the iron curtain after 1990. Westad, the new international history of the cold war. The dean of cold war historians the new york times now presents the definitive account of the global confrontation t. Gaddis, professor of history at yale and the cold wars preeminent historian, delivers a concise, readable introduction to an era about which americans have increasingly little recollection. The main characters of this history, non fiction story are. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 726 pages and is available in paperback format. A new history kindle edition by gaddis, john lewis. He is the author of numerous books, including on grand strategy, the united states and the origins of the cold war, 19411947 1972. Cold war allen lane, 2006 was waterstones book of the month.

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