The History of the Cold war: A Comparative Perspective ![]()
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Leffler, For the Soul of Mankind: ) ; ch 2 (pp. 84-122); Eisenhower, Mandate for Change, ch 16 "Guatemala" , ch 18 "New Look", ch 21 "Geneva Summit"
Patterson, ch 10 World Affairs, 1953-1956 |
Zubok, A Failed Empire ; ch 4 (pp. 94-107); Volkogonov, ch 2 (pp. 166-180), ch 3 (pp. 180-209) Aleksandr Fursenko and Timothy Naftali, The Inside Story of an American Adversary: Khrushchev's Cold War, WW Norton, 2006, ch 2 Geneva (pp. 33-56), ch 3 Arms to Egypt (pp.57-82) Khrushchev, ch Geneva |
a Stalin dies (March 5, 1953), Khrushchev rises
b. Soviet H-Bomb; Aug 12, 1953
c. US CIA lead coup Iran; Aug 19, 1953
d. Ike revised Foreign Policy New Look: Oct 30, 1953
e. Guatemalan Coup; June 18-27, 1954
f. Geneva Summit; July 18, 1955