The massive disorder and economic ruin following the Second World War inevitably predetermined the scope and intensity of the Cold War. But why did it last so long? And what impact did it have on the United States, the Soviet Union, Europe, and the Third World? Finally, how did it affect the broader history of the second half of the twentieth century - what were the human and financial costs? This Very Short Introduction provides a clear and stimulating interpretive
overview of the Cold War, one that will both invite debate and encourage deeper investigation.
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- ISBN10 0192801783
- ISBN13 9780192801784
- Publish Date 27 March 2003
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 January 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 200
- Language English