Synopses & Reviews
This collection of important articles, commentaries, and reviews contains original essays by Robert Conquest, John Lewis Gaddis, and Richard Pipes, provides perspective on the "Cold War, " the CNN-produced twenty-four part television series and accompanying book, and presents material on both sides of the debate: Is the CNN series an accurate depiction or revisionist history?
Synopsis
This collection of essays provides perspective on The Cold War, the CNN-produced 24-part television series and accompanying book, and presents material on both sides of the debate: Is the CNN series an accurate depiction or revisionist history? CNN's Cold War Documentary presents material on both sides of the debate to answer this queston.
About the Author
Arnold Beichman, a political scientist, writer, and former journalist, was a visiting scholar and research fellow at the Hoover Institution from 1982 to 2010. He was an expert in international relations and American politics.
Table of Contents
Twenty-four lies about the Cold War / Gabriel Schoenfeld -- The Cold War, television, and the approximation of truth / John Lewis Gaddis -- The Cold War: CNN's version / Richard Pipes -- The historical failings of CNN / Robert Conquest -- Mules, missiles, and McCarthy: CNN's Cold War / Thomas M. Nichols -- Why we were in Central America / Mark Falcoff -- Cold water and Cold War triumphalism / Arnold Beichman -- Ted's reds / Arnold Beichman -- Fractured Cold War reflections / Arnold Beichman -- History in the making / Sir Jeremy Isaacs -- CNN's Cold War: twenty-four hours of moral equivalence / Charles Krauthammer -- Letter to the editor of the Washington post / Sir Jeremy Isaacs -- Revolutionary dreams / Charles Krathammer -- Viewer discretion advised / Jacob Heilburnn -- The Cold War on-screen / Kenneth Auchincloss -- How anti-Americanism won the Cold War / Joseph Shattan -- The view from inside: answering some criticism / John Lewis Gaddis -- Finding a moral difference between the United States and the Soviets / Ronald Radosh -- Revisiting the Cold War / Raymond A. Schroth -- Persecution mania / Mark Steyn -- Watching the Cold War / John L. Harper -- Televising the Cold War / Thomas Doherty -- Broadcasting history / Lawerence Freedman -- The war that left Sir Jeremy cold / David Wilson.