Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-305) and index.

Prelude: Soviet Russia and the West, 1917-1941 -- The grand alliance, 1941-1945 -- Cold War, 1949-1952 -- The widening conflict, 1953-1963 -- The sixties -- Détente, 1969-1975 -- Détente collapses, 1975-1980 -- The second Cold War, 1981-1985 -- The end of the Cold War, 1986-1991 -- Aftermath, 1992-2001.

More than a bipolar conflict between two Superpowers, the decades-long Cold War had implications for the entire world. In this accessible, comprehensive retelling, Carole K. Fink provides new insights and perspectives on key events with an emphasis on people, power, and ideas, along with cultural coverage "from the Beetle to the Beatles." Cold War goes beyond US-USSR relations to explore the Cold War from an international perspective, including key events and developments in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Fink also offers a broader time line of the Cold War than any other text, charting the lead-up to the conflict from the Russian Revolution and World War II and discussing the after math of the Cold War since 1992. Based on the latest research and scholarship, Cold War is the consummate book on this lengthy and complex conflict for today's students and history buffs.