Publisher's Synopsis
Written by a pre-eminent scholar in the field, Great Power Diplomacy, Volume II is a straightforward narrative of diplomatic history from World War I to the end of the Cold War, the dissolution of the Soviet Empire, and the breakup of Yugoslavia. The fundamental purpose throughout is to provide critical background information about the origin and development of past and current crises. This volume, along with the already-published Volume I, constitutes the first survey of diplomatic history to be published in many years.
