The Cold War

Now available in a fully revised and updated third edition, <i>The Cold War: A Post-Cold War History </i>offers an authoritative and accessible introduction to the history and enduring legacy of the Cold War.<br /> <ul> <li>Thoroughly updated in light of new scholarship, including revised sections on President Nixon's policies in Vietnam and President Reagan's approach to U.S.-Soviet relations</li> <li>Features six all new counterparts sections that juxtapose important historical figures to illustrate the contrasting viewpoints that characterized the Cold War</li> <li>Argues that the success of Western capitalism during the Cold War laid the groundwork for the economic globalization and political democratization that have defined the 21^st century</li> <li>Includes extended coverage of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the most dangerous confrontation of the nuclear age thus far</li> </ul>