Cold War 2Ed. (Very Short Introduction - 87)

Vividly written and based on up-to-date scholarship, this title provides an interpretive overview of the international history of the Cold War.

Covers the entirety of the Cold War era, highlighting key players such as Stalin, de Gaulle, and Reagan
Gives equal attention to the impact of the conflict on the developing world, on the West, and on Asia
Examines the Cold War's domestic as well as international dimensions
Written by a major American authority on the post-war period
Part of the Very Short Introductions series-over ten million copies sold worldwide

New to this edition

Accounts for new scholarship on the 1970s, 1980s, and the Vietnam War
Offers new analysis based on significant new documents that were unavailable for the first edition