The Columbia guide to the Cold War
By: Michael Kort.
Series: The Columbia guides to American history and cultures
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
Subjects: Cold War; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989; United States -- History -- 1945-
Description: The Cold War was the longest conflict in American history, and the defining event of the second half of the twentieth century. Since its recent and abrupt cessation, we have only begun to measure the effects of the Cold War on American, Soviet, post-Soviet, and international military strategy, economics, domestic policy, and popular culture.

This reference contains an extensive narrative overview of key events and issues, and also features a concise dictionary of terms, institutions, and people, a condensed chronology, and an annotated resource section listing books, articles, films, novels, websites, and more than forty CD-ROMs on Cold War themes and topics.
Notes: Includes index.