226, bibliography, index, DJ worn, soiled, and edge tears/chips, slight

226, bibliography, index, DJ worn, soiled, and edge tears/chips, slight weakness at rear board. Sheds new light on the origins of the Cold War. Kaiser brings into the debate factors that others have ignored, most notably the influence on foreign policy of domestic political and economic conditions in 1946 and 1947 in the United States and Great Britain. The Truman Doctrine--the beginning of the Cold War--was closely tied to the events of its time, events largely forgotten now, but crucially important then.