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Stephen J. Whitfield, /The culture of the Cold War/, 2nd Ed. (Johns
Hopkins, 1996) seems a good starting point with plenty of avenues into
more focused texts.
On 8/17/2009 8:35 AM, Margaret Peters wrote:
> It might be a bit overwhelming for a 15-year old but "American
> Prometheus" (a biography of Robert Oppenheimer) is outstanding.
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> Margaret Peters
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Kukla" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject: Good books about the Cold War?
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>> A young friend, an intelligent 15-year-old who got fascinated with
>> WWII at a
>> D-Day museum is now curious about the beginnings of the Cold War. I'm
>> thinking that David Halberstam's _The Fifties_ might be a good
>> introductory
>> book, but I wonder if folks on VA-HIST have other suggestions.
>>
>> --
>> Jon Kukla
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