The Cold War
Subtitle: The Essential Readings (Blackwell Essential Readings in History)
Contributors: Alfred E. Eckes (Contributor); Klaus Larres (Editor)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: September 1, 2001
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780631207054
First sentence: The term "Cold War" refers to the state of tension, hostility, competition and conflict which characterized the West's relations with the Soviet Union, and more particularly, Soviet-American relations for much of the post-war period.