2nd Edition. — Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. — 205 p.
Michael Dockrill's concise study of the early years of the Cold War between the Western Powers and Soviet Union has been widely acclaimed as an authoritative guide to the subject. In this second edition, he and Michael Hopkins bring the story up to the events of 1991, and also expand coverage of key topics.
Origins, 1917-1945
The Cold War Emerges, 1946-1952
From Crisis to Detente, 1961-1968
The Cold War Declines, 1969-1976
The Demise of Detente and the New Cold War, 197-1985
Renewed Detente and the End of the Cold War, 1985-1991