CNN Cold War:  Comrades 1917-1945 (a good introductory overview)CNN Cold War: Iron Curtain 1945-1947 – DocumentaryGeorge Kennan’s “Long Telegram” to the State Department“The Sources of Soviet Conduct” (1947) — George Kennan articleTruman Doctrine: PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN’S ADDRESS BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS, MARCH 12, 1947CNN Cold War: Marshall Plan 1947-1952 – DocumentaryCol. L Fletcher Prouty: Secret Team – The Formation & Purpose of The NSC – PT 1 of 4Col. L Fletcher Prouty: Secret Team – The CIA’s Origins Of Covert Operations – PT 2 of 4Col. L Fletcher Prouty: Secret Team – Covert Operations & Their Consequences … Continue reading Early Cold War Background Sources