The Cambridge History of the Cold War, 3 Vols.

Volume 1: 1. The Cold War and the international history of the twentieth century; 2. Ideology and the origins of the Cold War, 1917-1962; 3. The world economy and the Cold War in the mid-twentieth century; 4. The emergence of an American grand strategy, 1945-1952; 5. The Soviet Union and the world, 1944-1953; 6. Britain and the Cold War; 7. The division of Germany (1945-1949); 8. The Marshall Plan and the creation of the west; 9. The Sovietization of eastern Europe, 1944-1953; 10. The Cold War in the Balkans: from the Greek Civil War to Soviet-Yugoslav normalization; 11. The birth of the People's Republic of China and the road to the Korean War; 12. Japan, the United States, and the Cold War, 1945-1960; 13. The Korean War; 14. US national security policy from Eisenhower to Kennedy; 15. Soviet foreign policy, 1953-1962; 16. East-Central Europe from Stalin's death to the aftermath of the 1956 revolts; 17. The Sino-Soviet Alliance and the Cold War in Asia, 1954-1962; 18. Nuclear weapons and the escalation of the Cold War, 1945-1962; 19. Culture and the Cold War in Europe; 20. Cold War mobilization and domestic politics: the United States; 21. Cold War mobilisation and domestic politics: the Soviet Union, 1945-1962; 22. Decolonization, the global south, and the Cold War, 1919-1962; 23. Oil, resources, and the Cold War, 1945-1962. Volume 2: 1. Grand strategies in the Cold War; 2. Identity and the Cold War; 3. Economic aspects of the Cold War, 1962-1975; 4. The Cuban Missile Crisis; 5. Nuclear competition in an era of stalemate, 1963-1975; 6. US foreign policy from Kennedy to Johnson; 7. Soviet foreign policy, 1962-1975; 8. France, 'Gaulism', and the Cold War; 9. European integration and the Cold War; 10. Detente in Europe, 1962-1975; 11. Eastern Europe: Stalinism to solidarity; 12. Cold War and the transformation of the Mediterranean, 1960-1975; 13. The Cold War in the Third World, 1963-1975; 14. The Indochina Wars and the Cold War, 1945-1975; 15. The Cold War in the

Odd Arne Westad is Director of the Cold War Studies Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Review of the hardback set: 'There has never been a Cold War history like it; everything about it is monumental ... In total, the volumes represent a successful interconnected attempt at describing the Cold War in full.' Jost Dulffer, H-Soz-u-Kult Review of the hardback set: 'The Cambridge History of the Cold War (CHCW) marks a coming of age for Cold War studies. This multi-volume compilation provides a synthesis of the 'New Cold War History'. It is a signal moment in the evolution of the field.' Mike Sewell, H-Diplo 'As a source of essential information about the Cold War, this Cambridge History is going to be hard to beat.' Times Literary Supplement Review of the set: '... if [I] could recommend just three books to a reader with no prior knowledge of the Cold War - the average undergraduate, say - it would likely be this series. The breadth and depth of coverage, in disciplinary and geographical terms, is unparalleled.' David Milne, H-Diplo 'We have a waited a long time for a standard and usable reference on the Cold War that provides a solid foundation for the beginning student or general reader, while offering avenues for further research for the more advanced scholar. And now - and for some time to come - we have it.' Tom Nichols, H-Diplo Roundtable Reviews (h-net.org/~diplo/roundtables) 'The three-volume Cambridge History of the Cold War, edited by two leading historians of the Cold War, Melvyn P. Leffler and Odd Arne Westad, is ... the fruit of a grand project comprising seventy-three contributions by a vast team of international historians hailing from eighteen countries, and weighs in at some 2000 pages. It is a laudable achievement and goes a long way towards doing what pundits talk about a great deal but rarely do, that is, to globalize Cold War history. On offer here is a rich diversity of viewpoints and interpretations, and the three volumes hang together well in overarching theme and scope ... a landmark achievement, and will be indispensable for