In looking for ways to start this review over the book In The Shadow Of The Garrison State, I ran across and excerpt of a review by the publisher of the book a professor with the Princeton University Press in which he states "War--or the threat of war--usually strengthens states as governments tax, draft soldiers, exert control over industrial production, and dampen internal dissent in order to build military might. The United States, however, was …showed first 75 words of 1675 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1675 total…fails to mention many aspects of our nations history as well as, a failure to public opinions which are vital to the understanding of the time period. Economic superiority has to do a great deal with this issue and the inability for the soviets to continue in this matter. Ultimately I feel that the death of Stalin was in essences the beginning of the end for communism and this so called Cold War. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**