The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction 978-0-19-280178-4, 0-19-280178-3

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The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction
 978-0-19-280178-4, 0-19-280178-3

Table of contents :
Content: 1. The Setting: World War II and the destruction of the Old
2. Origins of the Cold War in Europe, 1945-1950
3. Toward hot war in Asia, 1945-1950
4. A global Cold War, 1950-1963
5. The rise and fall of detente, 1963-1978
6. Cold wars at home
7. Nuclear weapons and arms control
8. The final phase, 1978-1989
9. The aftermath

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