With over 250 entires on individual battles and campaigns, this reference series provides detailed information about the major wars of the twentieth century. This book on the Cold War looks at the ideological struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union that threatened to engulf the world in a nuclear holocaust. Entries include the Berlin Blockade, Korean War, and Cuban Missile Crisis, with color maps that show where all the major flashpoints of the Cold War took place in the world.