[Typewritten manuscript entitled "A History of the Cold War by John Lukacs." Handwritten note states "book review written by Ferrie for possible use by Perry Russo".]

3 On March 5, 1953 Stalin died. Eisenhower was just begin- ning to assume the controls of the American ship. Eisenhower delegated much of this control to his Secretary of State, John Forster Dulles. Law had given Dulles understand- ing; Presbyterian gave him "insight" into the struggle of good and evil. After Stalin's death, Russia's foreign policy became non- agressive. Thus a new American Administration was unwilling or unable to recognize important changes and opportunities until it was almost too late. Thus Dulkes' rise, through coincident with Stalin's demise, obstructed rather than promoted the loosen- ing of the cold war. Thus we shall see how he contributed to the contintution of its most important condition, to the division of Europe. In the meantime, Europe was economically recovering, if not prospering. This was especially true of Germany. In 1952 Russia, fearing a Germen-American militiary alliance, seemed ready to negotiate on the possibility of the unification of Germany. However, America killed this possibility. America was going thru an change. The struggle with Russia was a struggle between good and evil and not nations; and thus every anti-Communist belonged to the American side. Russia began easing off on her terror tactics fearing happen- ings such as the East German Revolt. Rákosi was removed from Hungry America failed to recognize this change. Revolts were recurring throughout the wordd and the Communist were not involved. The yoke of colonialism was proving to be too heavy a cross for many to bear. On May 15, 1955 the Austrian State Treaty was signed. Amer- ican and Russian troops withdrew. The disengagement of America and Russia in Europe had begun. It was then onward to Geneva. This was a strange conference: not a success, not a failure; it was, really, nothing. As in Yalta the main fault at Geneva was again that the meeting was unduly hurried and that the few agree- ments were vague. Germany was ready to rearm and reunify. Adenauer strided toward this and in 1953 received it. He refused to negotiate with the Russians. The Russians had already recognized the impossibility of a Communist Germany; now they were striving for a neutral Germany; what they would not accept was the prospect of a united Germany allied with the U.S. In 1955 the Porkkala Peninsula was returned to Finland. The crucial year of 1956 began in February with Khrushchev's Party Congress speech. In June the Polish Revolt was put down. The fever pitch of Hungry was also rising. The people demand- ed reforms. Rákose was removed and Gomulkta returned. Russia's retaliation of foreign aid began the great give-a-way programs of both countries. Trouble began in Egypt. The U.S. refused to build the Aswan High Dam, and Nasser retaliated by nationalizing the Suez Canel. France and Britian sort U.S. support but failed to get it. Israel, armed with French and British equptment, attacked Egypt of October 29. On the 30th of October, Britian and France decid- ed to "intervein" for the protection of the canel. On October 19 Stalin and Gomulka staged their closed door