Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-248) and index.

Based on recently released documents Buhite focuses on those parts of Asia that became objects of Soviet-American competition. He portrays the Soviet Union as an aggressive and expansionist power whose aspirations included not only control of the Kuril and Sakhalin islands but also domination or hegemony in Mongolia, Sinkiang, Manchuria, Korea and Japan and eventual expulsion of the West from Southeast Asia. Buhite believes that the United States must bear heavy responsibility for the intensification of the Cold War in Asia. He also explains how thoughtful leaders adopted a posture of national interest based largely on such intangibles as credibility and national prestige.

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