Politics of War History

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The Cold War
Source: WorldWar2History.info
Author: Derek Leebaert: The Cold War did not metastasize overnight sometime during 1946 or 1947. It was brought about by the ghosts of the world wars. In this excerpt from his book on the subject, Derek Leebaert sets the stage for the Cold War by discussing America and American attitudes in 1945.
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The Commissar Vanishes: Falsification of photos in Stalin's Russia
Source: Newseum
Country: Belgium: Stalin's agents routinely arrested and killed "enemies of the people." Communist Party workers then tried to remove any trace of these people from the photographic archives and the media. A fascinating virtual exhibit.
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The Marshall Plan
Source: NARA: A readable scan of "The Economic Cooperation Act of 1948," aka The Marshall Plan -- the proposed rebuilding of the war-torn continent.
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