Soviets

Korean War literature from a Canadian perspective has been sparse, until now. Every reader of Canada and the Korean War will learn about an aspect of the Korean War that …

22 Mackenzie King hesitated for a moment – the Soviets, after all, were “close friends” – but he took … five years of defence cuts. Con- cerned that the Soviets were using the conflict to deplete Western military …

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superiority and security.”1 It was believed the Soviets had advanced in the number of bombers capable …

‘On the Decision to Introduce Martial Law in Poland in 1981’ Two Historians Report to the Commission on Constitutional Oversight of the SEJM of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Paczkowski …

as Hoyt suspected? Or devised by someone (the Soviets?) out to damage US-Argentine relations? Was the …

One of the many impacts of our multi-year Afghanistan contribution was to sensitize both politicians and senior bureaucrats to the risks associated with unknown outcomes.11 A combination of events, all …

Hungry Horse Dam on the Flathead River. 43 The Soviets also developed Operation Target Granit which was … pipelines in specific areas of the United States. The Soviets believed this would create a massive blackout in … However, in the wake of Germany’s defeat, the Soviets rapidly reasserted firm control in Ukraine. Between …

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are currently reacting to new threats from a global strategic environment that is becoming increasingly dangerous. Hostile adversaries such as China and Russia are pouring …

their military a strategic advantage over the Soviets.9 Research and development of new technology is …

After Estonia ended socialist rule and transitioned back to a market democracy, Estonians enjoyed vast improvements in their incomes, living standards and other key measures of prosperity. After the second …

authorities—first the Russians and later the Soviets—tried to suppress it. Beginning in the 1880s, … tsars and more freedom than they would under the Soviets. But as we explain in the next section, like so … 1924 December 1, 1924 With the support of the Soviets, Estonia's Communist Party attempts a coup. It … comparison country. The Estonians out-produced the Soviets, the Swedes, and the Finns in six out of seven … were especially productive compared with the Soviets, producing more than three times as many potatoes …

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outgoing Persia, the Ottoman Empire, and then the Soviets? What was it like to grow up at this crossroads …

After the Soviet Union invaded Estonia and imposed socialism, living standards in Estonia plummeted—particularly compared to neighbouring Finland. Estonia and Finland share much in common including geography and natural resources. …

authorities—first the Russians and later the Soviets—tried to suppress it. Beginning in the 1880s, … tsars and more freedom than they would under the Soviets. But as we explain in the next section, like so … 1924 December 1, 1924 With the support of the Soviets, Estonia's Communist Party attempts a coup. It … comparison country. The Estonians out-produced the Soviets, the Swedes, and the Finns in six out of seven … were especially productive compared with the Soviets, producing more than three times as many potatoes …

However, for a the creation of an Israeli state as a much-needed Western country with a long role in this conflict, there is near outpost in what he saw as …

in the international community of Arabs and the Soviets in the region. In his memoirs, he post-war states …

Hekmat Al-Taweel (1922–2008) was a native Palestinian Christian from Gaza City whose narrative unearths a version of history long excluded from mainstream discourse and provides an unfamiliar perspective on Muslim–Christian …

auspices of the Americans andIntroduction xxxvi the Soviets in 1991. The process eventually culminated with …