A military history of the Cold War, 1944-1962

Prologue: a tale of three cities

Origins, interests, and forces

The Greek Civil War

Armed forces in an atomic age

Confrontations and alliances

The Chinese Civil War

The Korean Conflict

European alliances and armaments

The Philippines and Taiwan

The twenty-year war: France, Indochina, and Algeria

The decline of empires

The United States enters the Middle East

Nuclear nightmares

Four confrontations, 1960-1962

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Conclusion

Acronyms, abbreviations, and other terms.