Sheldon Anderson is associate professor of history at Miami University.

• Chapter 1 Metternich, Bismarck, and the Myth of the Nineteenth-Century "Long Peace"Chapter 2 The Myth of the Versailles Treaty and the Origins of World War IIChapter 3 Munich: The Iron Law of DiplomacyChapter 4 The Real Meaning of YaltaChapter 5 U.S. Containment Policy and the Second "Long Peace"Chapter 6 Reagan, Star Wars, and the Fall of CommunismChapter 7 The Containment Myths and U.S. Foreign Policy in the Twenty-first Century

It is a balanced analysis that puts U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War in perspective. Most useful to students and scholars interested in U.S. foreign policy, and for philosophical discussions that focus on how history can be used to guide policy makers in the 21st century. Recommended.

Sheldon Anderson is associate professor of history at Miami University.

• Chapter 1 Metternich, Bismarck, and the Myth of the Nineteenth-Century "Long Peace"Chapter 2 The Myth of the Versailles Treaty and the Origins of World War IIChapter 3 Munich: The Iron Law of DiplomacyChapter 4 The Real Meaning of YaltaChapter 5 U.S. Containment Policy and the Second "Long Peace"Chapter 6 Reagan, Star Wars, and the Fall of CommunismChapter 7 The Containment Myths and U.S. Foreign Policy in the Twenty-first Century

It is a balanced analysis that puts U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War in perspective. Most useful to students and scholars interested in U.S. foreign policy, and for philosophical discussions that focus on how history can be used to guide policy makers in the 21st century. Recommended.

Sheldon Anderson is associate professor of history at Miami University.

• Chapter 1 Metternich, Bismarck, and the Myth of the Nineteenth-Century "Long Peace"Chapter 2 The Myth of the Versailles Treaty and the Origins of World War IIChapter 3 Munich: The Iron Law of DiplomacyChapter 4 The Real Meaning of YaltaChapter 5 U.S. Containment Policy and the Second "Long Peace"Chapter 6 Reagan, Star Wars, and the Fall of CommunismChapter 7 The Containment Myths and U.S. Foreign Policy in the Twenty-first Century

It is a balanced analysis that puts U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War in perspective. Most useful to students and scholars interested in U.S. foreign policy, and for philosophical discussions that focus on how history can be used to guide policy makers in the 21st century. Recommended.