Cold war an international history is a must read for all history enthusiasts through her clear prose and many years of research and expertise on the subject carole fink brings refreshing new perspectives to the cold war going beyond the conflict between the us and the ussr to include meaningful discussions of key events in africa asia and latin america. Cold war an international history is a must read for all history enthusiasts through her clear prose and many years of research and expertise on the subject carole fink brings refreshing new perspectives to the cold war going beyond the conflict between the us and the ussr to include meaningful discussions of key events in africa asia and latin america. He includes discussion of the global distribution of power the arms race the world economy the cold war gives a concise original and interdisciplinary introduction to this international state of affairs covering the years between 1945 and 1990. Cold war international history project the cold war international history project supports the full and prompt release of historical materials by governments on all sides of the cold war through an award winning digital archive the project allows scholars journalists students and the interested public to reassess the cold war and its many contemporary legacies