Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Cold War dominated international life from the end of World War II to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1

Although the Cold War is over, the writing of its history has only just begun. This book presents an analysis of the origins of the Cold War in the decade after

This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the be

This second edition brings the collection up to date, including the newest research from the Communist side of the Cold War and the most recent debates on cultu

When Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin met in Yalta in February 1945, Hitler’s armies were on the run, and victory was imminent. The Bi