A history of lost opportunities; The cold war.(For the Soul of Mankind: The United States, the Soviet Union and the Cold War)(Book review)

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A history of lost opportunities; The cold war.(For the Soul of Mankind: The United States, the Soviet Union and the Cold War)(Book review)

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September 15, 2007 | Copyright

It might all have been different if the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union had not, so often, found themselves swept along by events

WITH more than a year to go before the election, America's presidential campaign is entering a decisive phase. Numerous states have moved up the dates of the crucial first round--the party primaries and caucuses--to the very start of 2008. To the campaign teams, it is unnervingly clear that a painful culling of candidates will take place soon. Would-be presidents are therefore searching for ways to raise their profile, partly by publicising their visions of how America will interact with the world in the post-Bush era.

Into this mix arrives a highly relevant and much-needed historical study by one of the world's senior scholars of American foreign …

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