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Grenzer.com Grenzer.com: 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. (Cold War) http://www.grenzer.com/ Bay of Pigs Report Bay of Pigs Report: 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. (Cold War) http://members.aol.com/yo1460/byopr/report1.html The Privacy War The Privacy War: Book about one Congressman's battle with J. Edgar Hoover over the collection of illegally obtained private information of U.S. citizens in the name of Cold-War national security. Reviews, author profile. (Cold War) http://www.theprivacywar.com/ Soviet Archives: Entrance Room Soviet Archives: Entrance Room: An online exhibit on how Soviet-American relations were conducted between the two governments and the two societies. Also discusses inner workings of the Soviet system of government. (Cold War) http://metalab.unc.edu/expo/soviet.exhibit/entrance.html Thaw in the Cold War: Eisenhower and Khrushchev at Gettysburg Thaw in the Cold War: Eisenhower and Khrushchev at Gettysburg: Information on a 1959 Soviet-American summit and how President Eisehower'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. (Cold War) http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/29ike/29ike.htm The National Archives Learning Curve | Cold War The National Archives Learning Curve | Cold War: Narrative answers to the most common questions of the Cold War, why did it start, who started it; how the common believes are reflected in what really happened. (Cold War) http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/coldwar/ Ronald Reagan and the Soviet Union Ronald Reagan and the Soviet Union: Examines the last few years of the Cold War, with a particular focus on Ronald Reagan's policy towards the Soviet Union. Includes pictures and a comprehensive speech section. (Cold War) http://www.reagan.dk/ Cold War Project Cold War Project: A miscellaneous collection of information, documents and photographs. Produced by Videofact (Cold War) http://www.videofact.com/coldwar.htm Internet Modern History Sourcebook: A Bipolar World Internet Modern History Sourcebook: A Bipolar World: A discussion of the bipolarization of global politics caused by 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. (Cold War) http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook46.html#The%20Cold%20War Harvard Project on Cold War Studies (HPCWS) 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. (Cold War) http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7ehpcws/ The Cold War The Cold War: Includes history and psychological examinations of this period. (Cold War) http://www.angelfire.com/bc3/coldwar/index.html Belaura's Cold War Page Belaura's Cold War Page: 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. (Cold War) http://www.angelfire.com/il/coldwar/Cldwr.html Conrad O'Brien Conrad O'Brien: Read the history and biography of this french artist and spy, who may have been the inspiration for the fictional secret agent character James Bond. (Cold War) http://00bien.tripod.com/00BrienFfrench/ Parallel History Project on NATO and the Warsaw Pact Parallel History Project on NATO and the Warsaw Pact: Provides access to declassified documentation and information about the development of NATO and the Warsaw Pact, their threat perceptions, and their military plans. (Cold War) http://www.isn.ethz.ch/php/frame.htm Instruments of Statecraft Instruments of Statecraft: Study of U.S. guerilla warfare, counter insurgency, and counter terrorism, from 1940 to 1990. (Cold War) http://www.statecraft.org/ War of Ideas: A History of the Cold War 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. (Cold War) http://library.thinkquest.org/10826/mainpg.htm Cold War Museum Cold War Museum: 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. (Cold War) http://www.coldwar.org The Diefenbunker - Canada's Cold War Museum 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. (Cold War) http://www.diefenbunker.ca Cold War at a Glance Cold War at a Glance: Overview of Cold War. Lists of events and incidents organised in timeline and region. (Cold War) http://www.geocities.com/cold_war_at_a_glance At Cold War's End: US Intelligence on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, 1989-1991 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. (Cold War) http://www.cia.gov/csi/books/19335/art-1.html Cold War: Postwar Estrangement Cold War: Postwar Estrangement: A historical exhibit of contentious Soviet-American relations before and during the Cold War. Includes links to Russian language documents relating the Soviet views of the Cold War. (Cold War) http://metalab.unc.edu/expo/soviet.exhibit/coldwar.html Cold War Guide Cold War Guide: 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. (Cold War) http://www.cold-war.info When the Iron Curtain Fell: The Fall of Communism in Russia and East Europe 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. (Cold War) http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Column/5655/COMHOME.html Cold War International History Project (CWIHP) Cold War International History Project (CWIHP): Hosts hundreds of previously inaccessible documents dealing with the Cold War. (Cold War) http://wwics.si.edu/index.cfm?topic_id=1409&fuseaction=topics.home CNN - Cold War CNN - Cold War: While the Cold War was putting the world on edge, television was coming of age and luring Americans to the living room couch. Examination of the Cold War era through movies, television and books reviews. Take the Cold War interactive quiz. (Cold War) http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/