The Cost of Winning

by Michael Cosgrove

In The Cost of Winning, Michael H. Cosgrove describes how the United States used economic policies to contain the Soviet Union during the post-World War II era and how those policies turned a vibrant American economy into one of broken promises and declining power. Cosgrove defines and examines the five economic building blocks used to contain the Soviets in America's Golden Age. He explains how policies supporting these building blocks allowed U.S. taxpayers to both contain the Soviets and enjo