Cold War: an international history

Prelude: Soviet Russia and the West, 1917-1941 -- The Grand Alliance, 1941-1945 -- Cold War, 1949-1952 -- The widening conflict, 1953-1964 -- The 'sixties -- Detente, 1969-1975 -- Detente collapses, 1975-1980 -- The second Cold War, 1981-1985 -- The end of the Cold War, 1986-1991 -- Aftermath, 1992-2001.;In this accessible, comprehensive retelling, Carole K. Fink provides new insights and perspectives on key events with an emphasis on people, power, and ideas, along with cultural coverage "from the Beetle to the Beatles." Cold War goes beyond US-USSR relations to explore the Cold War from an international perspective, including key events and developments in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.