The Columbia guide to the Cold War

Contents: Narrative overview; The Cold War and its historians; The Cold War begins, 1945-1953; From the Thaw to the Brink, 1953-1962; Vietnam and Détente, 1962-1975; The new Cold War, 1976-1984; The end of the Cold War: 1985-1990; The Cold War A to Z; Concise chronology; Resources.