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War of Ideas: A History of the Cold War
Includes biographies of the principal Cold Warriors in the West and East, detailed reports on the different facets of the Cold War, a chronology of major Cold War events, and links to external resources. Also has a Cold War game and a trivia section.
library.thinkquest.org
A Bipolar World - The Cold War
Provides links to documents on the origins of the Cold War, the Berlin Crises, the Cuban Crises, periods of East-West detente, and information on Cold War leaders.
www.fordham.edu
Harvard Project on Cold War Studies (HPCWS)
Features declassified documents, information about The Journal of Cold War Studies, a digital multimedia archive, and related links.
www.fas.harvard.edu
A historical survey of East German and US border operations along the Iron Curtain from 1945-1989. Includes chronology, technology and operations, review of units and guards, and submitted war stories.
www.grenzer.com
Thaw in the Cold War: Eisenhower and Khrushchev at Gettysburg
Information on a 1959 Soviet-American summit and how President Eisenhower's brand of diplomacy led to a temporary easing of Cold War tensions. Includes documents from the meeting, a small image gallery, and links to further sources.
www.cr.nps.gov
A report on the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961. Analysis of the origins, planning, execution, and ultimate failure of the American operation to bring down Cuban dictator of Fidel Castro. Links to related sites.
members.aol.com
When the Iron Curtain Fell: The Fall of Communism in Russia and East Europe
History of the Cold War that discusses the origins of Communist rule and Stalin's dictatorship, the American response to the Communist challenge, the fall of the communism in East Europe. Includes an image archive, timeline, and interviews.
www.geocities.com
A miscellaneous collection of information, documents and photographs. Produced by Videofact
www.videofact.com
At Cold War's End: US Intelligence on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, 1989-1991
A CIA document including links to full-text intelligence reports on events during the final years the Soviet Union and the Cold War. Includes a brief historical overview and extensive references.
www.cia.gov
Krieghan's Cold War Presentation
History of the Cold War with information and slide show of the major players and the principal arenas of the Cold War. Includes a chronology of major events and interviews with people who lived through the events.
www.angelfire.com
Includes history and psychological examinations of this period.
www.angelfire.com
Study of U.S. guerilla warfare, counter insurgency, and counter terrorism, from 1940 to 1990.
www.statecraft.org
The Diefenbunker - Canada's Cold War Museum
The Diefenbunker was built in 1959-61 to house Canadian leaders during a nuclear attack but now serves as Canada's Cold War Museum. Includes Diefenbunker history, facts, virtual tour, and trivia.
www.diefenbunker.ca
Provides accurate and handy information about events, people, states, agencies and services of the Cold War. Also includes various data, essays, texts and useful links.
www.cold-war.info
Presents essay-like articles, commenting selected events of the Cold War in a narrative, chronological way, accessible through a timeline. Also photo presentations in a museum-like way.
www.coldwar.org