This sweeping reference work covers every aspect of the Cold War, from its ignition in the ashes of World War II, through the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile

Includes about seven-hundred short entries for people, events, planes, missiles, programs, concepts, and countries involved in any manner with the Cold War

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