Overcoming The Cold War

This book is a major new interpretation of the Cold War and how it shaped the course of history. It looks into why the Cold War did not become more heated, and how it was finally overcome. Loth examines the containment of the Cold War, détente, the development of cooperative security, and the changes in the Soviet bloc. He offers new information taken from Eastern and Western archives, and for the first time draws a precise picture of how the Cold War was overcome.

From the Soviet Stalin Notes of the spring of 1952 to the signing of the START Treaty in July 1991, Loth (modern history, U. of Essen) traces how détente, the development of cooperative security, and changes in the Soviet bloc functioned to in contain the Cold War within frigid zones. To him, overcoming the Cold War meant keeping it from breaking out into actual combat. No information is noted about an original publication, nor about Hogg. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Wolfgang Krieger

An extremely knowledgeable and fluently written account of international politics in the Cold War.

Wilfried Loth is Professor of Modern History at the University of Essen and Chairman of the European Union Liaison Committee of Historians.