Cold War

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Cold War and Space Race, then keep reading...

Two captivating manuscripts in one book:

• The Cold War: A Captivating Guide to the Tense Conflict between the United States of America and the Soviet Union Following World War II
• The Space Race: A Captivating Guide to the Cold War Competition Between the United States and Soviet Union to Reach the Moon

The seeds of the Cold War were sown toward the end of World War II. During the war, the United States and the Soviet Union were reluctant partners. The communist doctrine of the Soviets was decidedly at odds with the US notion of capitalism, free enterprise, and rugged individualism. But as is often the case in history, despite their differences, America and Soviet Russia had a common enemy that brought them together-Nazi Germany.

But soon after Truman took over the presidency of the United States, American and Soviet relations began to rapidly go south. Before the war was even over, disagreements arose over how the postwar world should be administered.

Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include:

• Berlin: The Lines Have Been Drawn
• Stemming the Tide of Communism in East Asia
• Fighting the Soviets for Supremacy in Space
• How the Cold War Calculus Affected the Middle East
• Cuba, Vietnam, and Increasing Social Unrest
• An East African Cold War
• Cold War Secrets and a Place Called Area 51
• Soviets, Afghanistan, and a Little Bit of SALT
• Ronald Reagan and the Evil Empire
• Poland, a Polish Pope, and Cold War Solidarity
• Star Wars: The Biggest Bluff in History
• The Cold War Comes to a Close
• And much, much more!

Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include:

• The End of World War II, the Fate of German Scientists, and the Future of an Unassuming Ukrainian
• A Brief Overview of the Cold War Rivalry
• A Grand Announcement: Both Nations Pledge to Launch Satellites
• The USSR and USA Prepare Their Satellites and Their Sites
• Russian Accomplishes Several Firsts with Sputnik 1, 2, and 3
• Americans Play Catchup
• Different Approaches to Getting the First Men in Space
• The First Men in Space
• JFK's Resolve and Prediction of the Ultimate Win - Reaching the Moon
• The Three Primary NASA Programs
• The First Spacewalks
• The First Successful Spacecraft Docking
• Apollo 11 - One Small Step for Man
• Those Who Gave Their Lives
• The Long, Bumpy Road to Coordination
• And much, much more!