International Cold War Military Records And History

These proceedings offer presentations on military archives and historical records programs by participants at a 1994 Washington conference. Nearly 140 historians and archivists from 17 countries took part. Former adversaries have now joined their efforts and begun to open their archives to each other so that we, as well as future generations, can further our understanding of the tense and difficult period known as the Cold War.

The Proceedings of the International Conference on Cold War Military Records and History is an important anthology of papers on Cold War historical activities, presented by military historians and archivists of the Western and Eastern blocs to over 140 representatives from seventeen nations. Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Historical Office and held in Washington, D.C., on 21-26 March 1994, the conference offered a venue for building a more solid foundation for bilateral exchanges and visits through a greater understanding of one another's military archives and historical programs. Consisting of forty Cold War military history papers carefully edited by William W. Epley, the anthology covers not only the official historical and archival programs in European and American countries but also the declassification of and access to records. Nine papers serve as a case study of the Berlin crisis of 1958-61, one of the most critical confrontations of the Cold War; two focus on the origins of the Cold War; twelve examine the problems and issues confronting historians writing about the Cold War; and the remaining seventeen outline the archival Cold War holdings and access issues. Taken together, the collected papers offer invaluable insights for understanding the tense and difficult period known as the Cold War.

En sammenfatning af sagsakter og historiske kilder, der refererer til begge parter i den kolde krig.

The Cold War dominated international relations for forty-five years and hardly any part of the world escaped its influence. David Painter provides a compact and analytical study that examines its origins, course and end.

This text is a comprehensive collection of more than 100 carefully edited documents (speeches, treaties, statements, and articles), making the great events of the era come alive through the words and phrases of those who were actively involved. Coverage traces the Cold War from its roots in East-West tensions before and during World War II through its origins in the immediate postwar era, up to and including the collapse of the Soviet Union during 1989-1991.

The Cold War contains a selection of official and unofficial documents which provide a truly multi-faceted account of the entire Cold War era. The final selection of documents illustrates the global impact of the Cold War to the present day, and establishes links between the Cold War and the events of 11th September 2001.