This book offers a comprehensive overview of the Cold War, which extends from 1945 to the final solution to the US -Soviet confrontation in 1990. It highlights the events, trends and main issues of the cold war, based on some of the most important and latest studies on this historical conflict. The book deals with the basic questions directed at the Cold War, such as how, when and why it started? And why did it last for a long time? How has its scope expanded from Europe to the world? How did you end in this sudden and unexpected way? What is the effect that you left on world history and international relations? This book is an important reference that gives a deep look at the details of this important historical era.