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For nearly fifty years after the end of World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in an ideological standoff that at times seemed to threaten the very future of the planet. This volume not only looks at the political and military strategies used by both sides during this lengthy confrontation but also at the after-effects that these strategies had on the culture of the world as a whole.Derek Maus is the author of 'The Cold War (Turning Points in World History)', published 2002 under ISBN 9780737714159 and ISBN 0737714158.
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