From Yalta to the Iron Curtain : the great powers and the origins of the cold war

Author(s)

• Senarclens, Pierre de
• Pingree, Amanda

Bibliographic Information

From Yalta to the Iron Curtain : the great powers and the origins of the cold war

Pierre de Senarclens ; translated from the French by Amanda Pingree

（Le temps mondial/world time series）

Berg, 1995

Other Title

De Yalta au rideau de fer : les grandes puissances et les origines de la guerre froide

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-277) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A history of the origins of the Cold War by top experts in the field. This book is a history of the origins of the Cold War, a conflict that marked the course of global politics for more than forty years. Basing his analysis on unpublished archives, the author explains the series of tragic events that led to Europe's division after World War II. He presents an analysis of the United States' strategic response, the birth of the Marshall Plan, the reconstruction of Germany, and the measures the UK and France took to defend Europe and preserve their imperial power.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 The "Grand Alliance": A Heterogeneous Coalition
• Strategy and Conflict
• The Conference of Yalta. Part 2 The Disintegration of the "Grand Alliance": Hopes and concerns
• The Disagreement About Poland
• Franklin D. Roosevelt's Disappointment
• Harry Truman Becomes President of the United States
• The 'Iron Curtain' Casts its Shadow
• The United States Abandons Poland. Part 3 Disagreement Among the Winners: The Hegemony of the Great Powers
• The USSR - A Colossus with Feet of Clay
• The Rise of American Hegemony
• The British Empire's Finest Hour
• France Weakened
• Divergence Over the International Order
• The Conference of Potsdam
• Disagreement and Compromise. Part 4 Spheres of Influence: Toward the Division of Europe
• The End of the War in Asia
• The Labour Government's Concepts
• Disagreement Over the Peace Treaties
• Stalin's Isoltionist Policy
• The "Three Monroes"
• The Atomic Bomb
• The Search for Compromise. Part 5 The Start of the Cold War: Public Affront
• The USSR Gains Strength in Eastern Europe
• The Kennan Telegram
• Warnings from Winston Churchill
• British Concerns. Part 6 Impasses in European Diplomacy: The German Question
• The Peace Negotiations continue
• Disputes Over Italy
• The Breach of the Potsdam Agreement. Part 7 The Development of the Cold War: The Crystallisation of Ideological Antagonism
• The New United States Strategy in the Mediterranean and the Middle East
• The Peace Talks Recommence
• The Collapse of Western Hegemony in Asia
• The Withdrawal of the British Empire. Part 8 Containment: The Division of Europe
• The Collapse of British Power
• The Truman Doctrine
• The Moscow Conference. Part 9 The Consolidation of the Spheres of Influence: The Development of American Strategy
• The Implementation of the Marshall Plan
• The Soviet Reply
• The Development of American Hegemony
• The Creation of the Cominform
• Strategic Rapprochement of European and the Middle East. Part 10 The Defense of Europe: The Division of Germany
• The Bevin Initiative
• The Western European Union
• The Berlin Blockade.

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Details

• NCID: BA25282959
• ISBN:
  • 0854968091
• LCCN: 94049070
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: fre
• Place of Publication: Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: x, 290 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC9 : 209.75
  • LCC : D842
  • DC20 : 940.53/141/0947717
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Cold War
  • LCSH : Great powers
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA25283124