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Wars since 1945: An Introduction
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Abstract While most Europeans lived through an exceptionally peaceful period of history, termed 'The Long Peace' by John Lewis Gaddis, the populations of other continents were decidedly less fortunate. What was a 'Cold War' for the Europeans was anything but 'cold' for the Koreans, Vietnamese, Cambodians and... view more
While most Europeans lived through an exceptionally peaceful period of history, termed 'The Long Peace' by John Lewis Gaddis, the populations of other continents were decidedly less fortunate. What was a 'Cold War' for the Europeans was anything but 'cold' for the Koreans, Vietnamese, Cambodians and Laotians, for most Arab peoples, the Afghans, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, and Indians, the populations of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Ethiopia, Somalia and Eritrea, and of most of Latin America. How, then, can one be so sanguine as to characterise this period as that of a 'Cold War' or a 'long peace'? The reason is that the long-expected Third World War has not (yet?) taken place. It was the prospect of such a Third World War, a 'total' and in all probability nuclear war, that attracted the attention of concerned minds in Europe and North America, the cultures that over centuries produced most publications on the subjects of war, strategy, military affairs and international relations.... view less
Keywords
cold war; post-war period; war; international conflict; twentieth century
Classification
General History
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
German
Publication Year
2005
Page/Pages
p. 4-16
Journal
Zeithistorische Forschungen / Studies in Contemporary History, 2 (2005) 1
Issue topic
Kriege nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg
ISSN
1612-6041
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed