The Cold War

Examines the events that led up to the Cold War, discussing the political and military strategies that the world's two s... (more)

Examines the events that led up to the Cold War, discussing the political and military strategies that the world's two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, employed, and provides information about key people, battles, and events. (less)

Wars between rival nations are usually fought on the battlefield. However, from the end of World War II until the early ... (more)

Wars between rival nations are usually fought on the battlefield. However, from the end of World War II until the early 1990s, the United States and the Soviet Union were engaged in a Cold War in which neither side ever directly attacked the other. Readers will learn about the Cold War's origins and find out how the rival nations competed with each other. They will also learn about the conflict's effects on people around the world, its lasting impact, and more. (less)

Beginning with World War II and ending with the collapse of the Soviet Union, this is a new account of the strategic dyn... (more)

Beginning with World War II and ending with the collapse of the Soviet Union, this is a new account of the strategic dynamics that drove the age, with portraits of its major personalities and much fresh insight into its most crucial events. It contains much new information drawn from newly opened Soviet, East European, and Chinese archives. Now, as America once again finds itself in a global confrontation with an implacable ideological enemy, this is a story whose lessons it is vitally necessary to understand.--From publisher description. (less)