The Cold War

The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction by Robert J. McMahon translated by Mohamed Fathi Khodr policy 44,154 words This book provides a general summary of the Cold War, spanning from 1945 until the final resolution of the American-Soviet confrontation in 1990. It also sheds light on the key events, tensions, and issues of the Cold War, relying on some of the most important and recent studies on the Cold War. Among the main guiding questions addressed by this book are: How, when, and why did the Cold War begin? Why did it last for this period? Why did it expand initially from post-war Europe to almost the entire world? Why did it end in this unexpected and sudden manner? And what was the impact it left behind?