The cool war Book

This is a rather short book given the scope of the cold war. But it is well written and is ideal for anyone starting a study of the cold war. Its biggest flaw is the fact that it's a US-centric work. Tho it's not overbearing in any sense. It's biggest strength is that every chapter is uniquely thematic and each comes with a bibliography specific to the chapter in question. This should be recommended to any student beginning a study of the cold war or to educated general readers who may want to delve more into the topic.