From the Book - Third edition.
Part I. Origins of the Cold War. The seeds of conflict
Adversaries and allies, 1939-1945
The formation of the Communist bloc, 1944-1948
The Cold War begins, 1945-1948
The battle for Germany, 1948-1952
The Cold War's origins in Asia, 1945-1954
Part II. The global confrontation. The conflict over Korea, 1950-1953
New leaders and new realities, 1953-1959
The Cold War in the Middle East and South Asia, 1953-1960
The Cold War comes to Africa, 1957-1964
Crisis and coexistence, 1960-1964
Southeast Asia and the Cold War, 1954-1973
China, SALT, and the superpowers, 1967-1972
Part III. The search for a solution. The heyday of détente, 1972-1975
The decline of détente, 1975-1979
The return of the Cold War, 1980-1985
The thaw in the Cold War, 1985-1988
The end of the Cold War, 1988-1991
Lessons and legacies of the Cold War.
