"This book...broadens our understanding of the post-World War II
confrontation between the United States and the USSR and serves as
a strong stimulus for the study of the contribution to the clash of
ideas, using documents from former Communist archives."
--Ilya V. Gaiduk, "American Historical Review"
Freedom's War is the first book to examine comprehensively the
American pursuit of the liberation of Eastern Europe from the end
of World War II until the failure of the Hungarian Revolution in
1956. It shows how the American vision of freedom led to
interventions in Asia, Africa and Latin America, and it details the
massive propaganda campaign to persuade people at home and abroad
of the virtues of U.S. possession of the atomic bomb. Most
significantly, Freedom's War explores in detail the most important
legacy of the Cold War: the forging of a network linking government
and private groups, from labor unions to women's organizations to
academics in the crusade against Communism. Beginning with the
declaration of the Truman Doctrine, Lucas argues that the Cold War
was a total war that required the contribution of all sectors of
American society.
From its groundbreaking study of U.S. efforts to "liberate"
Eastern Europe to its explanation of the ill-fated intervention in
Vietnam, Freedom's War is an essential book for students and
general readers alike.
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