Download or read book The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Cold War written by J. Swift and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-10-30 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical atlas must depict complex issues in a manner immediately accessible to the reader. The Cold War has long needed such an atlas. With easily understood maps and text, this atlas meets this demand. Not only are the obvious issues addressed, such as Cuba, Berlin and so on, but the author also presents themes such as cultural issues and détente to the reader, presenting the Cold War in all its complexities in a form which is useful and understandable.