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List of Illustrations | p. ix |
List of Maps | p. xiii |
Acknowledgments | p. xv |
Introduction | p. 3 |
The Origins of the Cold War, 1945-48: Stalin and Truman | p. 11 |
Stalin the Revolutionary | p. 11 |
Stalin in World War II | p. 20 |
Truman | p. 37 |
Stalin and Truman | p. 48 |
International Anarchy | p. 57 |
Politics at Home | p. 70 |
Allies and Clients | p. 75 |
Ideology, Personality, and the International System | p. 79 |
The Chance for Peace, 1953-54: Malenkov and Eisenhower | p. 84 |
Stalin's Death | p. 84 |
Eisenhower's Response | p. 95 |
Turmoil in the Kremlin | p. 114 |
A Chance for Peace? | p. 122 |
Arms Control, Germany, and Indochina | p. 138 |
Fear and Power | p. 147 |
Retreat from Armageddon, 1962-65: Khrushchev, Kennedy, and Johnson | p. 151 |
At the Brink | p. 151 |
Khrushchev's Retreat | p. 158 |
Kennedy Bides His Time | p. 174 |
Give Peace a Chance | p. 182 |
Starting Anew and Ending Abruptly | p. 192 |
Johnson's Agonies and Choices | p. 201 |
From Armageddon Back to Cold War | p. 224 |
The Erosion of Detente, 1975-80: Brezhnev and Carter | p. 234 |
Brezhnev and Detente | p. 234 |
A New Face in Washington, an Old One in Moscow | p. 259 |
Clients, Hegemons, and Allies | p. 273 |
The China Card | p. 288 |
Iran and Afghanistan | p. 299 |
The Vienna Summit | p. 311 |
Nicaragua and Afghanistan | p. 319 |
The End of Detente | p. 334 |
The End of the Cold War, 1985-90: Gorbachev, Reagan, and Bush | p. 338 |
Morning in America | p. 339 |
Twilight in Moscow | p. 365 |
Arms Reductions | p. 374 |
The Troops Come Out | p. 403 |
New Thinking, Old Thinking | p. 414 |
The Wall Comes Down | p. 427 |
Two Countries Become One | p. 439 |
Gorbachev, Reagan, and Bush | p. 448 |
Conclusion | p. 451 |
Notes | p. 469 |
Bibliography | p. 545 |
Index | p. 571 |
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