For the Soul of Mankind : the United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War - Leffler, Melvyn P., 1945- (New York : Hill and Wang, 2007)
The origins of the Cold War, 1945-48 : Stalin and Truman -- The chance for peace, 1953-54 : Malenkov and Eisenhower -- Retreat from Armageddon, 1962-65 : Khrushchev, Kennedy, and Johnson -- The erosion of détente, 1975-80 : Brezhnev and Carter -- The end of the Cold War, 1985-90 : Gorbachev, Reagan, and Bush.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [545]- 570) and index.
Keywords: Cold War; World politics -- 1945-1989.; United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union; Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States