Prologue: uneasy allies, 1941-1945 -- Downward spiral during the Truman-Stalin years, 1945-1953 -- The institutionalized Cold War, 1953-1962 -- The shift toward relative detente, 1963-1972 -- The roller-coaster years, 1973-1984 -- Epilogue: the Cold War ends, 1985-1991. |