An in-depth but accessible study of one of the most popular GCSE Modern World History topics. * The Origins of the Cold War * The Development of the Cold War 1949-1961 * The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 * The Vietnam War 1945-1975 * The move towards Detente 1968-1979 * The New Cold War 1979-1985 * The End of the Cold War 1985-1991

 

This book is part of a book series called Collins Frontline History .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Derrick Murphy is former Deputy Principal at St Dominic's VIth Form College, Harrow, and a Principal Examiner for OCR.

This book has the following chapters: The origins of the Cold War; the development of the Cold War 1949-1961; the Cuban Missile Crisis 1962; the Vietnam War 1945-1975; the move towards Detente 1968-1979; the New Cold War 1979-1985; the end of the Cold War 1985-1991.