A hard and bitter peace : a global history of the cold war / Edward H. Judge, John W. Langdon.

Judge, Edward H.
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 1996.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-331) and index.
pt. 1. Origins of the Cold War: The seeds of conflict Adversaries and allies, 1939-1945 The formation of the Communist Bloc, 1944-1948 The Cold War begins, 1945-1948 The battle for Germany, 1948-1952 The Communist revolution in China, 1946-1950 — pt. 2. The global confrontation: The conflict over Korea, 1950-1953 New leaders and new realities, 1953-1957 The perpetuation of the Cold War, 1957-1961 Crisis and coexistence, 1961-1964 Vietnam and the Cold War, 1964-1970 China, SALT, and the superpowers, 1967-1972 — pt. 3. The search for a solution: The heyday of détente, 1972-1975 The decline of détente, 1975-1979 The return of the Cold War, 1980-1985 The thaw in the Cold War, 1985-1988 The end of the Cold War, 1988-1991 A hard and bitter peace.
This text provides a survey of the main events and developments in the Cold War as viewed from a global perspective. Coverage traces the Cold War from its roots in East-West tensions before and during World War II through its origins in the immediate postwar era, up to and including the collapse of the Soviet Empire and Soviet State from 1989-1991. –From publisher’s description.

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