Download or read book From the Cold War to a New Era written by Don Oberdorfer and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1998-05-29 with total page 1144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1991 as THE TURN, this is the gripping narrative of the passage of the United States and the Soviet Union from the Cold War to a new era. Now this widely praised book is available in a new, updated paperback edition that brings the narrative up to the dramatic collapse of the Soviet Union. Replete with historical personalities, as riveting as a spy thriller, this is an enthralling record of history in the making. 34 photos.