title: The Encyclopedia of the Cold War: A Political, Social, and Military History, 5 Volume Set
author: Spencer C. Tucker
description: "Recommended for academic and high-school libraries, which will find it easy to choose the right set." - <strong>Booklist</strong><br /><br />"This is the first and so far the only major reference on the cold war to take advantage of recently opened Russian, Eastern European, and Chinese state archives." - <strong>Booklist</strong><br /><br />"This valuable compilation of Cold War history would make an excellent addition to any reference collection." - <strong>Choice</strong><br /><br />"This set is recommended for public and academic libraries." - <strong>ARBA</strong><br /><br />"It is warmly recommended for academic and general reference libraries." - <strong>Reference Reviews</strong><br /><br />"It is a commendable effort to place the Cold War in the context of global, social, political, and military history . . . Recommended only for school libraries and small public libraries that may not have access to government documents and general reference collections." - <strong>College & Research Libraries News</strong>
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  ALSO BY MARTIN WALKER
  
  
  FICTION
  
  
  The Patriarch
  
  
  The Children Return
  
  
  The Resistance Man
  
  
  The Devil’s Cave
  
  
  The Crowded Grave
  
  
  Black Diamond
  
  
  Dark Vineyard
  
  
  Bruno, Chief of Police
  
  
  NONFICTION
  
  
  The Iraq War
  
  
  Europe in the Twenty-first Century (coauthor) America Reborn
  
  
  The President They Deserve
  
  
  The Cold War: A History
  
  
  Martin Walker’s Russia
  
  
  The Waking Giant: Gorbachev and Perestroika
  
  
  Powers of the Press
  
  
  The National Front
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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