Martin McCauley is a prolific author and broadcaster who has had a wealth of experience in Russian and international affairs. He taught at the University of London for over 30 years and his recent publications include Stalin and Stalinism (3rd edition, 2018) and The Cold War 1949–2016 (2017).

• List of illustrationsPrefaceChronologyWho’s whoMaps1 The background2 The United States and the Soviet Union before 19413 The World in 1945 and today4 Secrecy and the state5 Stalin and his books6 The Second Front7 Operation Unthinkable and Operation Pincher: The Third World War?8 The geopolitics of the Cold War9 Eastern Europe10 The Middle East 11 Latin America12 Africa and the Caribbean14 India15 Pakistan16 Southeast Asia17 Japan18 China19 Atomic diplomacy20 Bretton Woods, the IMF and the World Bank21 Conflict over Germany and the Soviet Union in a new light22 The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan23 The Soviet response24 Espionage25 Culture wars26 Who was responsible for the Cold War?27 The United Nations and the concept of collective security28 ConclusionDocumentsFurther readingIndex

Martin McCauley is a prolific author and broadcaster who has had a wealth of experience in Russian and international affairs. He taught at the University of London for over 30 years and his recent publications include Stalin and Stalinism (3rd edition, 2018) and The Cold War 1949–2016 (2017).

• List of illustrationsPrefaceChronologyWho’s whoMaps1 The background2 The United States and the Soviet Union before 19413 The World in 1945 and today4 Secrecy and the state5 Stalin and his books6 The Second Front7 Operation Unthinkable and Operation Pincher: The Third World War?8 The geopolitics of the Cold War9 Eastern Europe10 The Middle East 11 Latin America12 Africa and the Caribbean14 India15 Pakistan16 Southeast Asia17 Japan18 China19 Atomic diplomacy20 Bretton Woods, the IMF and the World Bank21 Conflict over Germany and the Soviet Union in a new light22 The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan23 The Soviet response24 Espionage25 Culture wars26 Who was responsible for the Cold War?27 The United Nations and the concept of collective security28 ConclusionDocumentsFurther readingIndex

Martin McCauley is a prolific author and broadcaster who has had a wealth of experience in Russian and international affairs. He taught at the University of London for over 30 years and his recent publications include Stalin and Stalinism (3rd edition, 2018) and The Cold War 1949–2016 (2017).

• List of illustrationsPrefaceChronologyWho’s whoMaps1 The background2 The United States and the Soviet Union before 19413 The World in 1945 and today4 Secrecy and the state5 Stalin and his books6 The Second Front7 Operation Unthinkable and Operation Pincher: The Third World War?8 The geopolitics of the Cold War9 Eastern Europe10 The Middle East 11 Latin America12 Africa and the Caribbean14 India15 Pakistan16 Southeast Asia17 Japan18 China19 Atomic diplomacy20 Bretton Woods, the IMF and the World Bank21 Conflict over Germany and the Soviet Union in a new light22 The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan23 The Soviet response24 Espionage25 Culture wars26 Who was responsible for the Cold War?27 The United Nations and the concept of collective security28 ConclusionDocumentsFurther readingIndex