Description: Beginning with World War II and ending with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the author provides a thrilling account of the strategic dynamics that drove the age. The work is rich with illuminating portraits of its major personalities and fresh insight into its most crucial events.
Review Quotes: "Outstanding . . . The most accessible distillation of that conflict yet written." --The Boston Globe
"Energetically written and lucid, it makes an ideal introduction to the subject." --The New York Times "A fresh and admirably concise history . . . Gaddis's mastery of the material, his fluent style and eye for the telling anecdote make his new work a pleasure." --The Economist