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Books like Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy During the Cold War
The best books like Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy During the Cold War are The Cold War: A New History, The Anatomy of Fascism, and The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy During the Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis is about cold war strategy, containment, national security. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- The Cold War: A New History
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John Lewis Gaddis · History
John Lewis Gaddis wrote The Cold War: A New History as a short, synthetic account of the entire superpower conflict, from the end of World War II through the Soviet collapse in 1991.
A kindred history read.
Read the summary → - The Anatomy of Fascism
- The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
William L. Shirer · History
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich is William Shirer's comprehensive account of Nazi Germany from the early career of Adolf Hitler through the defeat of the Reich in 1945.
A kindred history read.
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- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari · History
Sapiens traces the full arc of human history from the emergence of Homo sapiens in Africa roughly 70,000 years ago to the present.
A kindred history read.
Read the summary → - The Best and the Brightest
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David Halberstam · History
David Halberstam's The Best and the Brightest, published in 1972, is both a history of American intervention in Vietnam and a study of institutional failure.
Both dig into american foreign policy.
Read the summary → - The Forever War
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Dexter Filkins · History
Dexter Filkins spent more than a decade covering the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq for the New York Times, and The Forever War is his attempt to render what he witnessed in a form that is closer to literature than journalism.
Both dig into american foreign policy.
Read the summary → - This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends
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This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends
Nicole Perlroth · History
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends is Nicole Perlroth's investigation into the global market for zero-day exploits — previously unknown software vulnerabilities that can be used to compromise systems before the vendor knows they exist and before any patch is available.
Both dig into national security.
Read the summary → - 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Charles C. Mann · History
Charles Mann's 1491 sets out to correct a widespread misconception: that the Americas before Columbus were a mostly empty wilderness populated by small, isolated bands of hunter-gatherers living in gentle harmony with an untouched nature.
A kindred history read.
Read the summary → - 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
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1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
Charles C. Mann · History
Where 1491 ends, 1493 begins.
A kindred history read.
Read the summary → - 1776
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David McCullough · History
David McCullough's 1776, published in 2005, covers a single year of the American Revolution — from the winter siege of Boston through Washington's crossing of the Delaware and the surprise victory at Trenton.
A kindred history read.
Read the summary → - A Man on the Moon
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Andrew Chaikin · History
A Man on the Moon is Andrew Chaikin's exhaustive narrative history of the Apollo program, from the first lunar orbit of Apollo 8 in 1968 through the final mission, Apollo 17, in 1972.
A kindred history read.
Read the summary → - A People's History of the United States
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A People's History of the United States
Howard Zinn · History
Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, first published in 1980, retells American history from the perspective of those who rarely appear in conventional textbooks: Native Americans, enslaved people, industrial workers, women, immigrants, and dissidents of various kinds.
A kindred history read.
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Books like Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy During the Cold War: quick answers
What are the best books like Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy During the Cold War?
The best books like Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy During the Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis are The Cold War: A New History by John Lewis Gaddis, The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari, The Best and the Brightest by David Halberstam, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy During the Cold War, such as cold war strategy, containment, national security.
What should I read after Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy During the Cold War?
A natural next read after Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy During the Cold War is The Cold War: A New History by John Lewis Gaddis. A kindred history read. Other strong choices are The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari.
What books are similar to Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy During the Cold War by John Lewis Gaddis?
Strategies of Containment: A Critical Appraisal of American National Security Policy During the Cold War centers on cold war strategy, containment, national security. Books with a similar feel include The Cold War: A New History by John Lewis Gaddis, The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari, The Best and the Brightest by David Halberstam, The Forever War by Dexter Filkins — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
