Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
4. INTRODUCTION xiii
5. I. Narrative Overview
6. 1. The Cold War and Its Historians 3
7. 2. The Cold War Begins: 1945–1953 16
8. 3. From the Thaw to the Brink: 1953–1962 36
9. 4. Vietnam and Détente: 1962–1975 52
10. 5. The New Cold War: 1976–1984 69
11. 6. The End of the Cold War: 1985–1990 81
12. NOTES 91
13. II. The Cold War A to Z 97
14. III. Concise Chronology 181
15. IV. Resources
16. Introduction: Looking for Resources 205
17. Section I. Topics 207
18. Section II. Memoirs and Biographies 311
19. Section III. Bibliographies, Reference Works, and Primary-Source Collections 321
20. Section IV. Journals, Projects/Archives, and Presidential Libraries 327
21. Section V. Electronic Resources 330
22. Section VI. Films and Novels 335
23. Appendix: The Costs of the Cold War 347
24. INDEX 351
25. Backmatter 367