Description: You're no idiot, of course. You know the Cold War ended more than 10 years ago, and yet we still see its effects on old battlefields in Cuba , Central Asia , and the former Yugoslavia . Have we learned the lessons of the last war, and will they help us in the next one? The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Cold War covers everything from the rise of communism to the fall of the USSR and all the missiles and mischief in between. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get: --History lessons to help you trace the origins of the Cold War. --Cold, hard facts on how different U.S. presidents dealt with Russia , the domino theory, and nuclear policy. --The Cold War on the home front: defense drills, bomb shelters, and witch hunts. --Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms, the rise of Boris Yeltsin, and the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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