Russia's Road To The Cold War: Diplomacy, Warfare, And The Politics Of Communism, 1941-1945
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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At the crossroads of total war and ideological ambition, Russia's Road to the Cold War presents a forensic and compelling account of how the Soviet Union transformed the crucible of World War II into the foundation of a new global confrontation. Vojtech Mastny chronicles the critical years of 1941 to 1945, tracing Stalin's calculated manoeuvres through wartime diplomacy, military strategy, and the ruthless exportation of Communist ideology, arguing persuasively that the seeds of the Cold War were sown not in the postwar conferences of Potsdam or Yalta, but in the very heat of the conflict itself. Mastny writes with the precision of a scholar and the authority of a historian who has mined deep archival sources across multiple languages, producing a work of lasting significance in Cold War historiography. His analysis dismantles the comfortable myth of Allied unity, revealing a Soviet leadership that was simultaneously fighting Hitler and positioning itself for a postwar ideological empire. The result is a sobering and meticulously argued reassessment that leaves the reader questioning just how inevitable — or deliberately engineered — the Cold War truly was.
Author: Vojtech Mastny
Format: Paperback
Genre: Cold war & espionage
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of total war and ideological ambition, Russia's Road to the Cold War presents a forensic and compelling account of how the Soviet Union transformed the crucible of World War II into the foundation of a new global confrontation. Vojtech Mastny chronicles the critical years of 1941 to 1945, tracing Stalin's calculated manoeuvres through wartime diplomacy, military strategy, and the ruthless exportation of Communist ideology, arguing persuasively that the seeds of the Cold War were sown not in the postwar conferences of Potsdam or Yalta, but in the very heat of the conflict itself. Mastny writes with the precision of a scholar and the authority of a historian who has mined deep archival sources across multiple languages, producing a work of lasting significance in Cold War historiography. His analysis dismantles the comfortable myth of Allied unity, revealing a Soviet leadership that was simultaneously fighting Hitler and positioning itself for a postwar ideological empire. The result is a sobering and meticulously argued reassessment that leaves the reader questioning just how inevitable — or deliberately engineered — the Cold War truly was.