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Chapter 1 — Reykjavik: The Match of the Century
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Bobby Fischer: Prodigy, Recluse, Reluctant Hero
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Boris Spassky: Champion of the Soviet System
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The Reykjavik Stage: Iceland Caught in the Middle
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Legacy of Reykjavik: Fischer’s Triumph, America’s Symbol
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Chapter 2 — Terror at the Games | Munich Olympics: Hope, Peace, and Tragedy
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Chapter 3 — Marcos Tightens the Noose
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Martial Law Declared: Democracy Suspended
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Chapter 4 — TV and the Anti-War Mood
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The Soundtrack of Protest
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Cinema and the Silver Screen
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Protests as Performance
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Mainstream vs. Counterculture
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The Global Dimension
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Legacy of Cultural Resistance
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The Fatigue of Endless War
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Underground Papers and GI Resistance
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Testimony as Truth
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The Return Home
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Soldiers on Television
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Truth-Telling as Legacy
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The First Television War
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Anchors as Authorities
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Images That Moved a Nation
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Nixon’s Counterattack
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Television as a National Forum
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Beyond the War
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A Double-Edged Sword
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From Mission to Quagmire
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Domestic Life Meets War
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Protest on the Screen
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Nixon’s Battle with the Screen
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Soldiers as Storytellers
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The War as Ongoing Story
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Legacy of the Living Room War
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Chapter 5 — Japan Recognizes China | Nixon’s Opening to Beijing: Context and Timing
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The Postwar Constraint
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The Nixon Shock
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Domestic Debate
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The Tanaka Shift
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The Balancing Gesture
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Taiwan Sacrificed
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The Strategic Payoff
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Tokyo Recognizes Beijing: Taiwan Isolated
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The Joint Communiqué
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Taiwan’s Shock
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Japanese Calculations
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U.S. Reactions
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Beijing’s Triumph
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Taiwan’s Isolation Deepens
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The Larger Meaning
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The American Anchor
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Japan Between Giants
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Economic Geometry
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Suspicion and Sensitivity
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A New Diplomatic Template
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A Meeting of Needs
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Early Trade Agreements
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Technology Transfer
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Financing Growth
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Energy and Resources
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Cultural and Human Exchanges
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Challenges and Suspicions
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Global Impact
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Laying Foundations for the Future
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The Korean Peninsula
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ASEAN and Southeast Asia
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The Soviet Union
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The Smaller States of the Pacific
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Regional Geometry Redrawn
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The Old Order Cracks
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Japan as a Regional Actor
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China’s Return
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America Repositioned
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The Soviet Shadow
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Regional Implications
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Economic Interdependence
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A Fragile Balance
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Conclusion: 1972 as a Turning Point
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Chapter 6 — Cleaning the Waters
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Rivers on Fire
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Lakes in Peril
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Unsafe Drinking Water
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Industrial Culprits
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Media and Public Outcry
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Local Activism
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Political Pressure
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Early Efforts and Limitations
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The Ambition of 1972
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Opposition and Debate
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Bipartisan Momentum
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Nixon’s Veto
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Congressional Override
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The Law’s Framework
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A New Era
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Nixon the Pragmatist
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The Creation of the EPA
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The Clean Water Act Veto
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Nixon’s Rhetoric vs. Reality
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The Business Backlash
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Nixon and the Politics of Division
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The Federal Framework
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State Resistance
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Municipal Struggles
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Industry Pushback
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Citizen Enforcement
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Federalism on Trial
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Successes and Failures
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The People’s Movement
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Legacy of 1972’s Environmental Turn
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Tangible Improvements
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Institutional Legacy
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Legal Precedents
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Political Lessons
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Ongoing Challenges
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Chapter 7 — Nixon Triumphant | The 1972 Campaign: Democratic Collapse
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The Shadow of 1968
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McGovern-Fraser Reforms
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Democratic Divisions
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The Muskie Meltdown
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McGovern’s Rise
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Convention Chaos
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Nixon’s Advantage
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The Erosion of the Solid South
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George Wallace Factor
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The Electoral Transformation
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McGovern’s Candidacy: Hope and Disaster
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The Man from South Dakota
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The “Come Home, America” Vision
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The Primary Triumph
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The Convention Fiasco
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Nixon’s Smear Machine
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The Ignored Seeds of Watergate
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The Break-In
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CREEP and the Money Machine
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The Enemies List
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The Campaign’s Blind Eye
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Victory and Denial
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The Irony of Triumph
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Triumph and Paranoia in the White House
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A Mandate That Masked a Scandal
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Chapter 8 — Heritage of Humanity
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The Long Shadow of 1972’s Decision
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Chapter 9 — Pong and the Digital Future
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Chapter 10 — Blue Marble & Apollo 17
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The “Blue Marble”: Earth’s Iconic Image
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Lunar Science and Discoveries
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Chapter 11 — Christmas Bombing | The Paris Peace Talks Stall
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Chapter 12 — The Year’s Last Tragedies | Managua Earthquake: Destruction and Despair
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Cold War Geopolitics of Disaster Relief
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Roberto Clemente: Heroism and Death
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Puerto Rico Mourns: A Cultural Icon Lost
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Clemente’s Legacy: Sport and Humanitarianism
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The World at Year’s End: Exhaustion and Hope
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The Curtain Falls on 1972: What Was Left Behind
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Appendix I — Profiles of Leaders and Figures | Richard Nixon — Statesman Abroad vs. Conspirator at Home
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Henry Kissinger — Diplomat, Strategist, Controversial Figure
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Leonid Brezhnev — Détente Architect, Soviet Strongman
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Mao Zedong & Zhou Enlai — China’s Shifting Diplomacy
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Golda Meir & Anwar Sadat — Munich, Middle East Tensions, Yom Kippur Prelude
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Ferdinand Marcos & Imelda Marcos — Philippines Martial Law
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Salvador Allende — Chile in Crisis
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Idi Amin — Uganda and the Expulsion of Asians
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Bobby Fischer & Boris Spassky — Chess as Cold War Theatre
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Roberto Clemente — Athlete, Humanitarian, Martyr
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Appendix II — Treaty Texts, Agreements, and Speeches | SALT I Excerpts: Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (May 1972)
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Article I
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Article III
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Article IV
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Article V
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Shanghai Communiqué Highlights (February 1972)
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Nixon–Brezhnev Joint Communiqué (May 1972)
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Marcos’s Martial Law Proclamation (September 1972)
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The Clean Water Act of 1972
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UNESCO World Heritage Convention (November 1972)
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Article 4
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Article 6
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Article 11
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Key Speeches of 1972
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Nixon’s “Peace Is at Hand” (Campaign, October 1972)
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Kissinger’s October Briefing on Vietnam
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Golda Meir after the Munich Massacre (September 1972)
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Anwar Sadat on Expelling Soviet Advisers (July 1972)
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Roberto Clemente’s Last Words on Service (December 1972)
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The Voices Together
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Appendix III — Statistical and Military Data | Vietnam War Body Counts, Troop Levels, and Bombing Tonnage (May–Aug 1972)
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Mining Effectiveness and Soviet/Chinese Shipping Losses
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Casualty Figures from Global Terror Incidents
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Olympic Medal Tallies — Munich 1972
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Spaceflight Logs (1972)
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Appendix IV — Suggested Reading & Bibliography | Part I: Core Bibliography | Vietnam War & U.S. Foreign Policy
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Cold War & Détente
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Terrorism & Global Conflict
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Authoritarianism & Dictatorships
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Environment & Policy
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Culture, Sport & Media
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Science & Space Exploration
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Suggested Reading for the General Reader
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Appendix V — Glossary & Chronology of 1972 | Glossary of Key Terms & Figures | A
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