Buy new:
-17% £55.53
FREE delivery 2 - 4 September
Dispatches from: BOOKS etc
Sold by: BOOKS etc
£55.53 with 17 percent savings
RRP: £67.00

The RRP is the suggested or recommended retail price of a product set by the manufacturer and provided by a manufacturer, supplier or seller.
Learn more
FREE delivery 2 - 4 September. Details
Usually dispatched within 6 to 7 days
££55.53 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
££55.53
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Delivery cost, delivery date and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Dispatches from
BOOKS etc
Dispatches from
BOOKS etc
Sold by
BOOKS etc
Sold by
BOOKS etc
Returns
Returnable within 30 days of receipt
Returnable within 30 days of receipt
Item can be returned in original condition for a full refund within 30 days of receipt unless seller’s return policy specifies more favourable return conditions. For seller’s return policy click on seller's name located in the "Sold by" section.
Read full Amazon return policy
Returns
Returnable within 30 days of receipt
Item can be returned in original condition for a full refund within 30 days of receipt unless seller’s return policy specifies more favourable return conditions. For seller’s return policy click on seller's name located in the "Sold by" section.
Read full Amazon return policy
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Payment
Secure transaction
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
£32.32
A good reading copy. May contain markings or be a book withdrawn from a library. We ship worldwide. A good reading copy. May contain markings or be a book withdrawn from a library. We ship worldwide. See less
£2.80 delivery 17 - 23 September. Details
Usually dispatched within 6 to 7 days
££55.53 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
££55.53
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Delivery cost, delivery date and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Dispatched from and sold by Paper Cavalier UK.
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet or computer – no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

R. C. Raack
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Stalin's Drive to the West, 1938-1945: The Origins of the Cold War Hardcover – 1 Sept. 1995

by R. C. Raack (Author)
5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
See all formats and editions
{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"£55.53","priceAmount":55.53,"currencySymbol":"£","integerValue":"55","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"53","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"0XbZVzVdIRzqvc%2FHvt7FoL1tKeiRAYkS%2F%2BlNsJso6eW3NwocRPoSvXG62Y5cRekb4vf8kcsNbDt6iXeg03VGGrnLfVugT5Mq8hOioggt3vSwIkoYW1Gwv%2BKmguALYmtkJCSqNqCdqXo7wrq04f0oA9gyiXifsEargJuXC%2BT4VgmxIR2BupFshA%3D%3D","locale":"en-GB","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}, {"displayPrice":"£32.32","priceAmount":32.32,"currencySymbol":"£","integerValue":"32","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"32","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"eyj1tSFHFJkZF8BvegwCH%2F%2F4xS19bxhB9Ip%2BmziRj9H56HuQNky%2F3i64gfQRc46FHYDJj704AK7DOp%2BeTqdooPiq2eUawmb2Syev4QAEFYuXzmsh%2BPeWZ8ceyQdhikMRf6QGpisxMr9yQtG1MwXqsRXtJfMIYG0oQRCTqdkChweMypuVVl0TJw%3D%3D","locale":"en-GB","buyingOptionType":"USED","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":1}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

Exploiting new findings from former East Bloc archives and from long-ignored Western sources, this book presents a wholly new picture of the coming of World War II, Allied wartime diplomacy, and the origins of the Cold War. The author reveals that the widely believed story that Stalin's purposes in European diplomacy from 1938 on were mainly defensive is a fantasy.
Previous slide of product details
  1. Print length
    296 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    1 Sept. 1995
  4. Dimensions
    15.24 x 2.36 x 22.86 cm
  5. ISBN-10
    0804724156
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0804724159
  7. Lexile measure
    1610L
  8. See all details
Next slide of product details

Product description

About the Author

R.C. Raack is Professor of History, Emeritus, at California State University, Hayward.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stanford University Press (1 Sept. 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 296 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0804724156
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0804724159
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 2.36 x 22.86 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
R. C. Raack

R. C. Raack

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more

Customer reviews

5 out of 5 stars
2 global ratings

Top review from United Kingdom

Gomez Christian
5.0 out of 5 stars Contributing to the historical truth
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 October 2015
Verified Purchase
The reading of this book is absolutely compulsory to understand the Stalin's strategy aiming at expanding Soviet Union and Communism in Europe as far as possible to the West with the "absolute dream" for any communist at this time: conquering Germany and triggering the "proletarian Revolution" in Europe. The reader will see what were the awful means used by Stalin to dominate Eastern European countries and eradicate all the current but also potential future opponents. The reader will be especially interested to see what was the Stalin's policy after the signature of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact regarding the Baltic States, Finland, Bessarabia and...Poland. People generally know what happened on the German side. Very few know about the Russian actions before June 1941, except perhaps Katyn. In fact, Stalin implemented a policy of "depolonisation", deporting huge polish populations to the Gulag and all the forced labor camps in Soviet Union, killing hundreds thousands of them on the road....It is clear that Nazism was a terrible blow to humanity. But communism was worse.....
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

Mark A. Leo
5.0 out of 5 stars The sheer duplicity of Stalin is covered in detail in ...
Reviewed in the United States on 29 September 2014
Verified Purchase
The sheer duplicity of Stalin is covered in detail in this discussion of the very early cold war. Stalin was playing chess with checkers-players; he was many moves ahead of us. The only deterrent to his drive to the West was the armed might of the US, Britain and France. While the author did cover the propaganda war, he did not go into detail about the obvious intelligence leaks that kept him informed about the West's intentions. Truman's clearheaded appraisal of Stalin - which I attribute to his actual command experience in WW1 - were deciding factors. FDR was simply too muddled by his early-on infatuation with Stalin to be of much service to his country, to put it mildly.
2 people found this helpful
 Report