Historical Dictionary of the Cold War (Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest)

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Cold War contains a chronology, an introduction, and a bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, crucial countries and peripheral conflicts, the increasingly lethal weapons systems, and the various political and military strategies. "Cold war" was a term coined in 1945 by left-leaning British writer George Orwell to predict how powers made unconquerable by having nuclear weapons would conduct future relations. It was popularized in 1947 by American journalist Walter Lippmann amid mounting tensions between the erstwhile World War II Allies - the capitalist democracies - the United States of America and Britain - versus the Soviet Union, a communist dictatorship. As the grand alliance of the "Big Three" they had defeated Nazi Germany, its satellites and Japan in World War II but became rivals who split the world into an American-led Western "bloc" and Soviet-led Eastern "bloc." Both were secured from direct attack by arraying ever-greater nuclear and conventional forces against the other while seeking global supremacy by other means. The 45-year Cold War lasted until the Soviet Union collapsed between 1989 and 1991. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Cold War contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, crucial countries and peripheral conflicts, the increasingly lethal weapons systems, and the various political and military strategies. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about this crucial period in history Contents......Page 9 Editor’s Foreword......Page 11 Preface......Page 13 Acronyms and Abbreviations......Page 15 Chronology......Page 19 Introduction......Page 39 A......Page 67 B......Page 87 C......Page 107 D......Page 135 E......Page 145 F......Page 153 G......Page 159 H......Page 177 I......Page 189 J......Page 199 K......Page 203 L......Page 217 M......Page 225 N......Page 243 O......Page 257 P......Page 261 Q......Page 269 R......Page 271 S......Page 283 T......Page 311 U......Page 321 V......Page 335 W......Page 341 X......Page 347 Y......Page 349 Z......Page 353 Bibliography......Page 355 About the Authors......Page 423