Between 1945 and 1991, tension between the USA, its allies, and a group of nations led by the USSR, dominated world politics. This period was called the Cold Wa
This is the first reference to offer a truly balanced look at the defining conflict of recent times: the decades-long ideological battle between the U.S. & the
There are many reference works on the cold war, including The Cold War Encyclopedia (1996) and the recent Historical Dictionary of the Cold War (2000). These wo
Contains nearly 1,300 alphabetized, cross-referenced entries on political, diplomatic, military, social, economic, and cultural aspects of the Cold War, and inc
A comprehensive five-volume reference on the defining conflict of the second half of the 20th century, covering all aspects of the Cold War as it influenced eve