Nicholas Evan Sarantakes, a historian specializing in the World War II and Cold War eras, is an associate professor in the Strategy and Policy Department at the U.S. Naval War College. He has published a number of articles that have appeared in academic journals such as the English Historical Review and the Journal of Military History, military publications like Joint Forces Quarterly and the Royal United Services Institute Journal, and journalistic publications like Texas Alcalde magazine and ESPN.com. Professor Sarantakes is also the chair of the Paul Birdsall Prize in European Military and Strategic History book prize committee for the American Historical Association and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
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Introduction: miracle on ice 1. Lord Killanin and the politics of the Olympics 2. Los Angeles versus Moscow 3. Jimmy Carter and U.S.-Soviet relations 4. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 5. The American response 6. Easy victories 7. Painful losses 8. The White House games 9. Coca-Cola, NBC, and the defeat of the Iron Lady 10. The vote in Colorado 11. Civil wars 12. Carter versus Killanin 13. Moscow: the Olympics are the Olympics 14. Los Angeles: the Olympics are the Olympics 15. Conclusion Epilogue.
Introduction: miracle on ice 1. Lord Killanin and the politics of the Olympics 2. Los Angeles versus Moscow 3. Jimmy Carter and U.S.-Soviet relations 4. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 5. The American response 6. Easy victories 7. Painful losses 8. The White House games 9. Coca-Cola, NBC, and the defeat of the Iron Lady 10. The vote in Colorado 11. Civil wars 12. Carter versus Killanin 13. Moscow: the Olympics are the Olympics 14. Los Angeles: the Olympics are the Olympics 15. Conclusion Epilogue.
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