Opening this book tonight gave me a strong feeling of disassociation. Nowadays we worry about the threats of Islamic extremism and the rise of China as a world power. Back in 1982 everything seemed simple. LaFebers book was in its 4th edition, and had been been published in 1980 during the last year of the presidency of Jimmy Carter when the threat of nuclear war between the USA and the USSR was always in the background of everyday events. I would still recommend it to anyone who wants to read about the Cold War. This was required reading for a course I took at Temple University on "History of the Cold War" in 1982.
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