For the soul of mankind : the United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War /
Melvyn P. Leffler.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Hill and Wang, 2007.
- xx, 586 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [545]-570) and index.
The origins of the Cold War, 1945-48 : Stalin and Truman -- The chance for peace, 1953-54 : Malenkov and Eisenhower -- Retreat from Armageddon, 1962-65 : Khrushchev, Kennedy, and Johnson -- The erosion of détente, 1975-80 : Brezhnev and Carter -- The end of the Cold War, 1985-90 : Gorbachev, Reagan, and Bush.
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Cold War World politics--1945-1989.
United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union. Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.