ALAN J. LEVINE is an historian specializing in Russian history, international relations, and World War II. He has published numerous articles about World War II and the Cold War and is author of The Soviet Union, The Communist Movement and the World: Prelude to the Cold War (Praeger, 1990), The Strategic Bombing of Germany, 1940-1945 (Praeger, 1992), The Missile and Space Race (Praeger, 1994), and The Pacific War (Praeger, 1995).