The Cambridge History of the Cold War (Volume 2)

Just finished reading volume 2 and will start reading volume 3 soon. Very good read on the subject of the cold war. Very detailed account on every aspect of the Cold War, everything from presidential strategies, defense budgeting to proxy wars in the Third World. Volume 3 review coming soon.

The entire three-volume series is essentially a compendium of essays, each addressing one factor of the Cold War.The first thing to praise is the delineation of the factors. It must have been a difficult task to decide for each author the boundaries of his/her essay.Next, the essays themselves are of a generally high quality. Obviously, readers will have their own preferences, but from my perspective, the weakest of these was not bad and the best was of an extraordinarily high quality - so much so that I am now browsing for further work from that author.Volume 2 might be inherently more interesting than Volume 1, since it covers the major part of the duration, rather than the birth, of the Cold War.I'm looking forward to Volume 3 with considerable eagerness.